Who wants to deal with…Who wants to deal with…

Who wrote Who wrote The Pit and The Pit and the Pendulumthe Pendulum andand The The

RavenRaven??EdgarEdgar

AllanAllan

PoePoe

NathaniNathanielel

HawthorHawthornene

PoPo

BenjamiBenjaminn

FranklinFranklin

EdgarEdgar

AllanAllan

PoePoe

NathaniNathanielel

HawthorHawthornene

BenjamiBenjaminn

FranklinFranklin

Who wrote Who wrote The Pit and The Pit and the Pendulumthe Pendulum andand The The

RavenRaven??

PoPo

AnswerAnswer

NathaniNathanielel

HawthorHawthornene

EdgarEdgar

AllanAllan

PoePoe

Which of the following is Which of the following is a a poempoem by Edgar Allan by Edgar Allan

Poe?Poe?The Pit and The Pit and

the the PendulumPendulum

The RavenThe Raven

Hope is a Hope is a

Thing WithThing With

FeathersFeathers

Roses are Roses are RedRed

Which of the following is Which of the following is a a poempoem by Edgar Allan by Edgar Allan

Poe?Poe?The Pit and The Pit and

the the PendulumPendulum

The RavenThe Raven

Hope is a Hope is a

Thing WithThing With

FeathersFeathers

Roses are Roses are RedRed

AnswerAnswer

The Pit and The Pit and

the the PendulumPendulum

The RavenThe Raven

The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum is set is set in which historical period?in which historical period?

near the endnear the end

of the Spanishof the Spanish

InquisitionInquisition

at the beginning at the beginning ofof

the Spanish Civilthe Spanish Civil

WarWar

during the timeduring the time

of the Spanishof the Spanish

ArmadaArmada

during the during the FrenchFrench

RevolutionRevolution

The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum is set is set in which historical period?in which historical period?

near the endnear the end

of the Spanishof the Spanish

InquisitionInquisition

at the beginning at the beginning ofof

the Spanish Civilthe Spanish Civil

WarWar

during the timeduring the time

of the Spanishof the Spanish

ArmadaArmada

during the during the FrenchFrench

RevolutionRevolution

AnswerAnswer

near the endnear the end

of the Spanishof the Spanish

InquisitionInquisition

during the during the FrenchFrench

RevolutionRevolution

““The sentence-the dread sentence of The sentence-the dread sentence of death-was the last distinct accentuation death-was the last distinct accentuation which reached my ears,”which reached my ears,” best applies to best applies to

which of the following?which of the following?the moment in whichthe moment in which

the prisoner screamed, the prisoner screamed, “No!”“No!”

as the Inquisitors as the Inquisitors passedpassed

down their sentencedown their sentence

the moment just afterthe moment just after

the Inquisitorsthe Inquisitors

condemnedcondemned

the prisoner to deaththe prisoner to death

the moment just the moment just before the autos-da-before the autos-da-

fé inserted thefé inserted the

red hot iron poker intored hot iron poker into

the prisoner’s earsthe prisoner’s ears

the moment after the moment after thethe

autos-da-fé pouredautos-da-fé poured

molten lead in themolten lead in the

prisoners earsprisoners ears

““The sentence-the dread sentence of The sentence-the dread sentence of death-was the last distinct accentuation death-was the last distinct accentuation which reached my ears,”which reached my ears,” best applies to best applies to

which of the following?which of the following?the moment in whichthe moment in which

the prisoner screamed, the prisoner screamed, “No!”“No!”

as the Inquisitors as the Inquisitors passedpassed

down their sentencedown their sentence

the moment just afterthe moment just after

the Inquisitorsthe Inquisitors

condemnedcondemned

the prisoner to deaththe prisoner to death

the moment just the moment just before the autos-da-before the autos-da-

fé inserted thefé inserted the

red hot iron poker intored hot iron poker into

the prisoner’s earsthe prisoner’s ears

the moment after the moment after thethe

autos-da-fé pouredautos-da-fé poured

molten lead in themolten lead in the

prisoners earsprisoners ears

AnswerAnswer

the moment just afterthe moment just after

the Inquisitorsthe Inquisitors

condemnedcondemned

the prisoner to deaththe prisoner to death

the moment just the moment just before the autos-da-before the autos-da-

fé inserted thefé inserted the

red hot iron poker intored hot iron poker into

the prisoner’s earsthe prisoner’s ears

The narrator says, The narrator says, “And then “And then my vision fell upon the seven my vision fell upon the seven tall candles upon the table.”tall candles upon the table.”

What does he say next?What does he say next?“…“…the tall candles sank the tall candles sank

intointo

nothingness; their flamesnothingness; their flames

went out utterly; thewent out utterly; the

blackness of darknessblackness of darkness

supervened….”supervened….”

““Yet for a while, I saw; butYet for a while, I saw; but

with how terrible anwith how terrible an

exaggeration! I saw the exaggeration! I saw the lipslips

of the black-robed of the black-robed judges.”judges.”

““I had swooned; but still I had swooned; but still will not say that all was will not say that all was lost. … In the return to lost. … In the return to

life from the swoon life from the swoon there are two stages…there are two stages…

mental...(and) mental...(and) physical….”physical….”

““At first they seemed whiteAt first they seemed white

slender angels who wouldslender angels who would

save me; but then…the angelsave me; but then…the angel

forms became meaninglessforms became meaningless

specters….”specters….”

The narrator says, The narrator says, “And then “And then my vision fell upon the seven my vision fell upon the seven tall candles upon the table.”tall candles upon the table.”

What does he say next?What does he say next?“…“…the tall candles sank the tall candles sank

intointo

nothingness; their flamesnothingness; their flames

went out utterly; thewent out utterly; the

blackness of darknessblackness of darkness

supervened….”supervened….”

““Yet for a while, I saw; butYet for a while, I saw; but

with how terrible anwith how terrible an

exaggeration! I saw the exaggeration! I saw the lipslips

of the black-robed of the black-robed judges.”judges.”

““I had swooned; but still I had swooned; but still will not say that all was will not say that all was lost. … In the return to lost. … In the return to

life from the swoon life from the swoon there are two stages…there are two stages…

mental...(and) mental...(and) physical….”physical….”

““At first they seemed whiteAt first they seemed white

slender angels who wouldslender angels who would

save me; but then…the angelsave me; but then…the angel

forms became meaninglessforms became meaningless

specters….”specters….”

AnswerAnswer

““Yet for a while, I saw; butYet for a while, I saw; but

with how terrible anwith how terrible an

exaggeration! I saw the exaggeration! I saw the lipslips

of the black-robed of the black-robed judges.”judges.”

““At first they seemed whiteAt first they seemed white

slender angels who wouldslender angels who would

save me; but then…the angelsave me; but then…the angel

forms became meaninglessforms became meaningless

specters….”specters….”

After the narrator awakens After the narrator awakens from his faint, what does he from his faint, what does he

recall happening to him?recall happening to him?He remembers the angelsHe remembers the angels

rising from the seven rising from the seven candlescandles

to carry him out of the to carry him out of the darkdark

dungeon to freedom.dungeon to freedom.

He remembers theHe remembers the

interminableness of theinterminableness of the

nightmare which henightmare which he

faces…the horrors offaces…the horrors of

torture by the torture by the Inquisition.Inquisition.

He remembers shadowyHe remembers shadowy

figures lifting him andfigures lifting him and

carrying him down carrying him down throughthrough

unknown depths to a flat,unknown depths to a flat,

damp place.damp place.

He remembers the torturedHe remembers the tortured

face of his lover, and howface of his lover, and how

when she became upset when she became upset sheshe

strangely resembledstrangely resembled

SpongeBob SquarePants.SpongeBob SquarePants.

After the narrator awakens After the narrator awakens from his faint, what does he from his faint, what does he

recall happening to him?recall happening to him?He remembers the angelsHe remembers the angels

rising from the seven rising from the seven candlescandles

to carry him out of the to carry him out of the darkdark

dungeon to freedom.dungeon to freedom.

He remembers theHe remembers the

interminableness of theinterminableness of the

nightmare which henightmare which he

faces…the horrors offaces…the horrors of

torture by the torture by the Inquisition.Inquisition.

He remembers shadowyHe remembers shadowy

figures lifting him andfigures lifting him and

carrying him down carrying him down throughthrough

unknown depths to a flat,unknown depths to a flat,

damp place.damp place.

He remembers the torturedHe remembers the tortured

face of his lover, and howface of his lover, and how

when she became upset when she became upset sheshe

strangely resembledstrangely resembled

SpongeBob SquarePants.SpongeBob SquarePants.

AnswerAnswer

He remembers the angelsHe remembers the angels

rising from the seven rising from the seven candlescandles

to carry him out of the to carry him out of the darkdark

dungeon to freedom.dungeon to freedom.

He remembers shadowyHe remembers shadowy

figures lifting him andfigures lifting him and

carrying him down carrying him down throughthrough

unknown depths to a flat,unknown depths to a flat,

damp place.damp place.

““The ravenous rats sank The ravenous rats sank theirtheir

teeth first into my disabledteeth first into my disabled

leg.…blood warmly trickledleg.…blood warmly trickled

to my bare ankle and I knewto my bare ankle and I knew

the end was near.”the end was near.”

““The vibration of theThe vibration of the

pendulum was at right pendulum was at right anglesangles

to my length…the crescentto my length…the crescent

was designed to cross thewas designed to cross the

region of the heart.”region of the heart.”

““The figures of fiends inThe figures of fiends in

aspects of menace, with aspects of menace, with

skeleton forms and skeleton forms and otherother

more really fearfulmore really fearful

images….”images….”

““The blade looked The blade looked really,really,

really, really, scary.”really, really, scary.”

How does the narrator How does the narrator describe the pendulum?describe the pendulum?

““The ravenous rats sank The ravenous rats sank theirtheir

teeth first into my disabledteeth first into my disabled

leg.…blood warmly trickledleg.…blood warmly trickled

to my bare ankle and I knewto my bare ankle and I knew

the end was near.”the end was near.”

““The figures of fiends inThe figures of fiends in

aspects of menace, with aspects of menace, with

skeleton forms and skeleton forms and otherother

more really fearfulmore really fearful

images….”images….”

““The blade looked The blade looked really,really,

really, really, scary.”really, really, scary.”

How does the narrator How does the narrator describe the pendulum?describe the pendulum?

““The vibration of theThe vibration of the

pendulum was at right pendulum was at right anglesangles

to my length...the crescentto my length...the crescent

was designed to cross thewas designed to cross the

region of the heart.”region of the heart.”

““The vibration of theThe vibration of the

pendulum was at right pendulum was at right anglesangles

to my length...the crescentto my length...the crescent

was designed to cross thewas designed to cross the

region of the heart.”region of the heart.”

““The figures of fiends inThe figures of fiends in

aspects of menace, with aspects of menace, with

skeleton forms and skeleton forms and otherother

more really fearfulmore really fearful

images….”images….”

AnswerAnswer

From whose point of view is From whose point of view is The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum

told?told?

from the third-from the third-personperson

point of view of thepoint of view of the

InquisitorsInquisitors

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view of apoint of view of a

prisoner prisoner

from the third-from the third-personperson

point of view of apoint of view of a

ratrat

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view ofpoint of view of

General LasalleGeneral Lasalle

From whose point of view is From whose point of view is The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum

told?told?

from the third-from the third-personperson

point of view of thepoint of view of the

InquisitorsInquisitors

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view of apoint of view of a

prisonerprisoner

from the third-from the third-personperson

point of view of apoint of view of a

ratrat

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view ofpoint of view of

General LasalleGeneral Lasalle

AnswerAnswer

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view of apoint of view of a

prisonerprisoner

from the first-from the first-personperson

point of view ofpoint of view of

General LasalleGeneral Lasalle

a bed of a bed of woodenwooden

spikesspikes

Inquisitors in anInquisitors in an

underground,underground,

windowed windowed chamberchamber

a deep pita deep pit a hot tuba hot tub

What does the narrator What does the narrator discover in the center of his discover in the center of his

dungeon room?dungeon room?

a bed of a bed of woodenwooden

spikesspikes

Inquisitors in anInquisitors in an

underground,underground,

windowed windowed chamberchamber

a deep pita deep pit a hot tuba hot tub

What does the narrator What does the narrator discover in the center of his discover in the center of his

dungeon room?dungeon room?

Inquisitors in anInquisitors in an

underground,underground,

windowed windowed chamberchamber

Answer Answer

a deep pita deep pit

How does the narrator free How does the narrator free himself from the surcingle himself from the surcingle

(long strap) that binds him?(long strap) that binds him?He arches his backHe arches his back

sharply and the cold,sharply and the cold,

steel blade slices steel blade slices throughthrough

the straps.the straps.

He reaches for the He reaches for the knifeknife

left on the plate of left on the plate of spicyspicy

meat, and uses it to meat, and uses it to cut the straps.cut the straps.

He rubs the spicy He rubs the spicy meatmeat

on the straps, and theon the straps, and the

ravenous rats chewravenous rats chew

through.through.

He does not escape. He does not escape. AsAs

the blade slowlythe blade slowly

descends, it slices thedescends, it slices the

narrator in half.narrator in half.

How does the narrator free How does the narrator free himself from the surcingle himself from the surcingle

(long strap) that binds him?(long strap) that binds him?He arches his backHe arches his back

sharply and the cold,sharply and the cold,

steel blade slices steel blade slices throughthrough

the straps.the straps.

He reaches for the He reaches for the knifeknife

left on the plate of left on the plate of spicyspicy

meat, and uses it to meat, and uses it to cut the straps.cut the straps.

He rubs the spicy He rubs the spicy meatmeat

on the straps, and theon the straps, and the

ravenous rats chewravenous rats chew

through.through.

He does not escape. He does not escape. AsAs

the blade slowlythe blade slowly

descends, it slices thedescends, it slices the

narrator in half.narrator in half.

AnswerAnswer

He reaches for the He reaches for the knifeknife

left on the plate of left on the plate of spicyspicy

meat, and uses it to meat, and uses it to cut the straps.cut the straps.

He rubs the spicy He rubs the spicy meatmeat

on the strap, and theon the strap, and the

ravenous rats chewravenous rats chew

through.through.

Which excerpt best describes Which excerpt best describes what drives the narrator toward what drives the narrator toward the pit near the end of the pit near the end of The Pit The Pit

and the Pendulumand the Pendulum??““I could no longer continue myI could no longer continue my

near dead existence…the rats, thenear dead existence…the rats, the

pendulum tinged blood red, thependulum tinged blood red, the

fear. As rats hung from my tornfear. As rats hung from my torn

flesh, I moved toward the pit…oneflesh, I moved toward the pit…one

final step.”final step.”

““The long, red hot bars of ironThe long, red hot bars of iron

stabbed at me from all stabbed at me from all directions...directions...

stumbling, my seared, pierced stumbling, my seared, pierced fleshflesh

emanating an unkind odor,emanating an unkind odor,

cauterized, burned shut so the cauterized, burned shut so the blood could not escape….”blood could not escape….”

““From the depths of the chasm aFrom the depths of the chasm a

voice lifted, angelic in quality…voice lifted, angelic in quality…

summoned me…closer and closersummoned me…closer and closer

to the pit…the maternal voiceto the pit…the maternal voice

called to me. One step more, onecalled to me. One step more, one

step more….”step more….”

““I shrank back—but the closingI shrank back—but the closing

walls pressed me resistlesslywalls pressed me resistlessly

onward. At length there was noonward. At length there was no

longer an inch of foothold on thelonger an inch of foothold on the

firm floor of the prison. I firm floor of the prison. I struggledstruggled

no more….”no more….”

Which excerpt best describes Which excerpt best describes what drives the narrator toward what drives the narrator toward the pit near the end of the pit near the end of The Pit The Pit

and the Pendulumand the Pendulum??““I could no longer continue myI could no longer continue my

near dead existence…the rats, thenear dead existence…the rats, the

pendulum tinged blood red, thependulum tinged blood red, the

fear. As rats hung from my tornfear. As rats hung from my torn

flesh, I moved toward the pit…oneflesh, I moved toward the pit…one

final step.”final step.”

““The long, red hot bars of ironThe long, red hot bars of iron

stabbed at me from all stabbed at me from all directions...directions...

stumbling, my seared, pierced stumbling, my seared, pierced fleshflesh

emanating an unkind odor,emanating an unkind odor,

cauterized, burned shut so the cauterized, burned shut so the blood could not escape….”blood could not escape….”

““I shrank back—but the closingI shrank back—but the closing

walls pressed me resistlesslywalls pressed me resistlessly

onward. At length there was noonward. At length there was no

longer an inch of foothold on thelonger an inch of foothold on the

firm floor of the prison. I firm floor of the prison. I struggledstruggled

no more….”no more….”

““From the depths of the chasm aFrom the depths of the chasm a

voice lifted, angelic in quality…voice lifted, angelic in quality…

summoned me…closer and closersummoned me…closer and closer

to the pit…the maternal voiceto the pit…the maternal voice

called to me. One step more, onecalled to me. One step more, one

step more….”step more….”

AnswerAnswer

““From the depths of the chasm aFrom the depths of the chasm a

voice lifted, angelic in quality…voice lifted, angelic in quality…

summoned me…closer and closersummoned me…closer and closer

to the pit…the maternal voiceto the pit…the maternal voice

called to me. One step more, onecalled to me. One step more, one

step more….”step more….”

““I shrank back—but the closingI shrank back—but the closing

walls pressed me resistlesslywalls pressed me resistlessly

onward. At length there was noonward. At length there was no

longer an inch of foothold on thelonger an inch of foothold on the

firm floor of the prison. I firm floor of the prison. I struggledstruggled

no more….”no more….”

What happens to the prisoner What happens to the prisoner at the end of at the end of The Pit and the The Pit and the

PendulumPendulum??

The outstretched arm of aThe outstretched arm of a

French soldier grabbed forFrench soldier grabbed for

the prisoner’s arm in vain.the prisoner’s arm in vain.

The narrator plunged to hisThe narrator plunged to his

death among the rats.death among the rats.

The outstretched arm ofThe outstretched arm of

General Lasalle caught theGeneral Lasalle caught the

narrator’s arm as he fell,narrator’s arm as he fell,

fainting into the abyss.fainting into the abyss.

Falling into the pit proved toFalling into the pit proved to

be the least of his problems.be the least of his problems.

The same ravenous rats thatThe same ravenous rats that

freed him now consumedfreed him now consumed

him slowly in small bites.him slowly in small bites.

Loosing his footing, heLoosing his footing, he

plunged into the abyss,plunged into the abyss,

where he joined the rats where he joined the rats forfor

an appetizer and a an appetizer and a SpongeSponge

BobBob marathon. marathon.

What happens to the prisoner What happens to the prisoner at the end of at the end of The Pit and the The Pit and the

PendulumPendulum??

The outstretched arm of aThe outstretched arm of a

French soldier grabbed forFrench soldier grabbed for

the prisoner’s arm in vain.the prisoner’s arm in vain.

The narrator plunged to hisThe narrator plunged to his

death among the rats.death among the rats.

The outstretched arm ofThe outstretched arm of

General Lasalle caught theGeneral Lasalle caught the

narrator’s arm as he fell,narrator’s arm as he fell,

fainting into the abyss.fainting into the abyss.

Falling into the pit proved toFalling into the pit proved to

be the least of his problems.be the least of his problems.

The same ravenous rats thatThe same ravenous rats that

freed him now consumedfreed him now consumed

him slowly in small bites.him slowly in small bites.

Loosing his footing, heLoosing his footing, he

plunged into the abyss,plunged into the abyss,

where he joined the rats where he joined the rats forfor

an appetizer and a an appetizer and a SpongeSponge

BobBob marathon. marathon.

AnswerAnswer

The outstretched arm of aThe outstretched arm of a

French soldier grabbed forFrench soldier grabbed for

the prisoner’s arm in vain.the prisoner’s arm in vain.

The narrator plunged to hisThe narrator plunged to his

death among the rats.death among the rats..

The outstretched arm ofThe outstretched arm of

General Lasalle caught theGeneral Lasalle caught the

narrator’s arm as he fell,narrator’s arm as he fell,

fainting into the abyss.fainting into the abyss.

““Presently my soul grew Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating stronger; hesitating then no longer,then no longer,

‘‘Sir,’ said I, ‘or Madam, Sir,’ said I, ‘or Madam, truly your forgiveness truly your forgiveness I implore’….”I implore’….”

““But the silence was But the silence was unbroken, and the unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,stillness gave no token,

And the only word there And the only word there spoken was the spoken was the whispered word, whispered word, ‘Lenore?’”‘Lenore?’”

““Open here I flung the Open here I flung the shutter, when, with shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a In there stepped a stately Raven of the stately Raven of the saintly days of yore….”saintly days of yore….”

““Eagerly I wished the Eagerly I wished the morrow—vainly I had morrow—vainly I had sought to borrowsought to borrow

From my books a From my books a surcease of sorrow—surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost sorrow for the lost Lenore….”Lenore….”

Which of the following lines from Which of the following lines from TheTheRaven Raven tells why the speaker is tells why the speaker is

pondering pondering “Over many a quaint and “Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore…”curious volume of forgotten lore…”??

““Presently my soul grew Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating stronger; hesitating then no longer,then no longer,

‘‘Sir,’ said I, ‘or Madam, Sir,’ said I, ‘or Madam, truly your forgiveness truly your forgiveness I implore’….”I implore’….”

““But the silence was But the silence was unbroken, and the unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,stillness gave no token,

And the only word there And the only word there spoken was the spoken was the whispered word, whispered word, ‘Lenore?’”‘Lenore?’”

““Open here I flung the Open here I flung the shutter, when, with shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a In there stepped a stately Raven of the stately Raven of the saintly days of yore….”saintly days of yore….”

““Eagerly I wished the Eagerly I wished the morrow—vainly I had morrow—vainly I had sought to borrowsought to borrow

From my books a From my books a surcease of sorrow—surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost sorrow for the lost Lenore….”Lenore….”

Which of the following lines from Which of the following lines from TheTheRaven Raven tells why the speaker is tells why the speaker is

pondering pondering “Over many a quaint and “Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore…”curious volume of forgotten lore…”??

““Open here I flung the Open here I flung the shutter, when, with shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a In there stepped a stately Raven of the stately Raven of the saintly days of yore….”saintly days of yore….”

““Eagerly I wished the Eagerly I wished the morrow—vainly I had morrow—vainly I had sought to borrowsought to borrow

From my books a From my books a surcease of sorrow—surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost sorrow for the lost Lenore….”Lenore….”

AnswerAnswer

Complete this line.Complete this line.Then this ebony bird ______my Then this ebony bird ______my

sad fancy into smiling….sad fancy into smiling….

entreatedentreated respiterespite

discourseddiscoursed beguilingbeguiling

Complete this line.Complete this line.Then this ebony bird ______my Then this ebony bird ______my

sad fancy into smiling….sad fancy into smiling….

entreatedentreated respiterespite

discourseddiscoursed beguilingbeguiling

AnswerAnswer

entreatedentreated

beguilingbeguiling

““But the fact is I was napping, and so But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,gently you came rapping,And so faintly you came tapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door….”tapping at my chamber door….” is an is an example of which type of rhyme?example of which type of rhyme?

internal internal rhymerhyme end rhymeend rhyme

free versefree verse haikuhaiku

““But the fact is I was napping, and so But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,gently you came rapping,And so faintly you came tapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door….”tapping at my chamber door….” is an is an example of which type of rhyme?example of which type of rhyme?

internal internal rhymerhyme end rhymeend rhyme

free versefree verse haikuhaiku

AnswerAnswer

internal internal rhymerhyme

free versefree verse

What question do you think the What question do you think the narrator wishes the raven to narrator wishes the raven to

answer?answer?

When will your When will your mastermaster

be here to pick you be here to pick you up?up?

Will you stay here andWill you stay here and

be my friend forever, be my friend forever, oror

leave as all others haveleave as all others have

before?before?

Will I ever be with Will I ever be with mymy

beloved Lenore beloved Lenore again?again?

What is the square What is the square rootroot

of 144?of 144?

What question do you think the What question do you think the narrator wishes the raven to narrator wishes the raven to

answer?answer?

When will your When will your mastermaster

be here to pick you be here to pick you up?up?

Will you stay here andWill you stay here and

be my friend forever, be my friend forever, oror

leave as all others haveleave as all others have

before?before?

Will I ever be with Will I ever be with mymy

beloved Lenore beloved Lenore again?again?

What is the square What is the square rootroot

of 144?of 144?

AnswerAnswer

Will you stay here andWill you stay here and

be my friend forever, be my friend forever, oror

leave as all others haveleave as all others have

before?before?

Will I ever be with Will I ever be with mymy

beloved Lenore beloved Lenore again?again?

““This I sat engaged in This I sat engaged in guessing, but no guessing, but no syllable expressingsyllable expressing

To the fowl, whose fiery To the fowl, whose fiery eyes now burned into eyes now burned into my bosom’s core….”my bosom’s core….”

“‘“‘Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing of evil!—prophet still, if of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!bird or devil!

By that Heaven that By that Heaven that bends above us—by that bends above us—by that God we both adore….’”God we both adore….’”

“‘“‘Wretch,’ I cried, ‘thy Wretch,’ I cried, ‘thy God hath lent thee—by God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath these angels he hath sent theesent thee

Respite—respite and Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!”memories of Lenore!”

““Get thee back into the Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!Plutonian shore!

Take thy beak from out Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”form from off my door!”

In which excerpt does the In which excerpt does the narrator tell the raven to go narrator tell the raven to go back to hell or wherever he back to hell or wherever he

came from?came from?

““This I sat engaged in This I sat engaged in guessing, but no guessing, but no syllable expressingsyllable expressing

To the fowl, whose fiery To the fowl, whose fiery eyes now burned into eyes now burned into my bosom’s core….”my bosom’s core….”

“‘“‘Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing of evil!—prophet still, if of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!bird or devil!

By that Heaven that By that Heaven that bends above us—by that bends above us—by that God we both adore….’”God we both adore….’”

“‘“‘Wretch,’ I cried, ‘thy Wretch,’ I cried, ‘thy God hath lent thee—by God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath these angels he hath sent theesent thee

Respite—respite and Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!”memories of Lenore!”

““Get thee back into the Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!Plutonian shore!

Take thy beak from out Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”form from off my door!”

In which excerpt does the In which excerpt does the narrator tell the raven to go narrator tell the raven to go back to hell or wherever he back to hell or wherever he

came from?came from?

“‘“‘Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing Prophet!’ said I, ‘thing of evil!—prophet still, if of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!bird or devil!

By that Heaven that By that Heaven that bends above us—by that bends above us—by that God we both adore….’”God we both adore….’”

““Get thee back into the Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!Plutonian shore!

Take thy beak from out Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”form from off my door!”

AnswerAnswer

evermoreevermore

moreovermoreover foreverforever

What single word does the raven What single word does the raven use to answer each of the use to answer each of the

speaker’s questions?speaker’s questions?

nevermorenevermore

evermoreevermore

moreovermoreover foreverforever

What single word does the raven What single word does the raven use to answer each of the use to answer each of the

speaker’s questions?speaker’s questions?

nevermorenevermore

nevermorenevermore

moreovermoreover

AnswerAnswer

““And his eyes have all the And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o’er And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws him streaming throws his shadow on the his shadow on the floor….”floor….”

““Leave no black plume Leave no black plume as a token of that lie as a token of that lie the soul hath spoken!the soul hath spoken!

Leave my loneliness Leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!”bust above my door!”

““And the raven, never And the raven, never flitting, still is flitting, still is sitting, sitting, stillstill is sitting, is sitting,

On the pallid bust of On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my Pallas just above my chamber door….”chamber door….”

““So the raven, without So the raven, without quitting, still is quitting, still is sitting, sitting, stillstill is sitting, is sitting,

Upon the saddened lap Upon the saddened lap of the love who lost of the love who lost Lenore….”Lenore….”

Which excerpt best describes Which excerpt best describes where the raven is at the end where the raven is at the end

of the poem?of the poem?

““And his eyes have all the And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o’er And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws him streaming throws his shadow on the his shadow on the floor….”floor….”

““Leave no black plume Leave no black plume as a token of that lie as a token of that lie the soul hath spoken!the soul hath spoken!

Leave my loneliness Leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!”bust above my door!”

““And the raven, never And the raven, never flitting, still is flitting, still is sitting, sitting, stillstill is sitting, is sitting,

On the pallid bust of On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my Pallas just above my chamber door….”chamber door….”

Which excerpt best describes Which excerpt best describes where the raven is at the end where the raven is at the end

of the poem?of the poem?

““So the raven, without So the raven, without quitting, still is quitting, still is sitting, sitting, stillstill is sitting, is sitting,

Upon the saddened lap Upon the saddened lap of the love who lost of the love who lost Lenore….”Lenore….”

““Leave no black plume Leave no black plume as a token of that lie as a token of that lie the soul hath spoken!the soul hath spoken!

Leave my loneliness Leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!”bust above my door!”

““And the raven, never And the raven, never flitting, still is flitting, still is sitting, sitting, stillstill is sitting, is sitting,

On the pallid bust of On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my Pallas just above my chamber door….”chamber door….”

AnswerAnswer

nepenthenepenthe respiterespite

balm in balm in GileadGilead

all of the all of the aboveabove

Which of the following Which of the following vocabulary wordsvocabulary words

does the narrator use in his does the narrator use in his efforts to forget his suffering efforts to forget his suffering

over the lost Lenore?over the lost Lenore?

nepenthenepenthe respiterespite

balm in balm in GileadGilead

all of the all of the aboveabove

Which of the following Which of the following vocabulary wordsvocabulary words

does the narrator use in his does the narrator use in his efforts to forget his suffering efforts to forget his suffering

over the lost Lenore?over the lost Lenore?

AnswerAnswer

nepenthenepenthe

all of the all of the aboveabove

Written and Designed byWritten and Designed byDarren AntzisDarren Antzis

Quotes, excerpts, and some questions were Quotes, excerpts, and some questions were taken from the following sources:taken from the following sources:

۰۰Literature & Language, Unit Three Resource Literature & Language, Unit Three Resource Book, Book, McDougal Littell McDougal Littell ۰۰ Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin, 1994.1994.

۰۰Literature & Language, Literature & Language, American Literature, American Literature, McDougal McDougal ۰۰ Littell, 1994.Littell, 1994.