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"The Raven" Comprehension

A test by Krista Boniface.

Test Questions
  1. Question
    Please check out the Raven Comprehension Lesson to read the poem and to find the different phrases and stanzas the questions refer to.

    Which of the following is NOT an example of internal rhythm?
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  2. Question
    Choose the sentence that summarizes the first line of the poem the best: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,"
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  3. Question
    What is the best definition for the word "lore"? The context is found in the second line reading: "over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore".
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  4. Question
    In the phrase "Madaam, truly your forgiveness I ________", the correct word used within the poem means simply to ask for. What is this word?
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  5. Question
    An example of an allusion within the text would be?
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  6. Question
    What is the literary term found in the following sentence: "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping."
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  7. Question
    The word "nevermore" is often found again and again at the end of stanzas within the poem. This is an example of?
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  8. Question
    Which of the following phrases from "The Raven" would be an example of assonance?
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  9. Question
    "Doubting, dreaming dreams" is an example of what literary device?
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  10. Question
    In the first line of the third stanza, the purple curtains are described as silken, sad and uncertain. With the two last words in particular, what literary device is being employed?
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