What type of meter is the raven?
trochaic octameter
What figurative language is in Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary?
Alliteration
What is an example of allusion in The Raven?
There are both Biblical & mythological allusions in “The Raven.” An example of a mythological allusion is when the raven perches on the bust of Pallas just above the speaker’s chamber door. Pallas is an allusion or reference to the Greek Goddess, Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
What is an example of personification in the poem The Raven?
Poe’s poem takes place in the narrator’s study as he is reading late at night. He tells us that it is December, and there is a dying fire in the fireplace. The first instance of personification is in stanza 2 when the narrator describes the embers in the fire as projecting their ghosts upon the floor.
How is rhyme used in the Raven?
Poe creates a strong internal rhyme by using alliteration and repetitive sounds. He uses rhyming words in the middle and end of the first and third lines of each stanza, and the middle of the fourth line. The end of the fourth line then rhymes with the end of the fifth line and the end of the stanza.
Is the Raven in The Raven real or imaginary?
The raven in the poem can be seen much more imagined than real in many ways. He heard a knock on the door but when he went to open it there was nothing there, all he heard was the name of his dead love “Lenore”. Before he answered the door he was sleeping so maybe the whole thing might have been a dream that felt real.
What is the main theme of the poem The Raven?
The main themes in “The Raven” are “the human thirst for self-torture” and confronting grief and death.
What is the single unifying effect?
Poe’s concept of a “single effect” applies to short stories, and basically states that every element of a story should contribute to a single emotional effect of the story. His stories strove for a unifying emotion that draws the story together.
Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text the Raven?
Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text? Loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind. The supernatural is proof that death is not the end. Fear is only a state of mind, and cannot significantly harm anyone.