Starter quiz

  • If a piece of music is discordant. what is it like?
    • harsh and out of tune  ✓
    • sweet sounding and pretty
    • modern and upbeat
  • Which is the best synonym for assail?
    • soothe
    • mourn
    • attack  ✓
  • Starting with "It was on a bleak December night.' Put the events of 'The Raven' in order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      It was on a bleak December night.
    • 2
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      A man hears a tapping at the door.
    • 3
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      The man opens the door and a raven flies in.
    • 4
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      The man becomes convinced that the raven knows about his lost wife Lenore.
    • 5
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      Over and over again, the man asks the raven about Lenore.
    • 6
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      All the raven will say is "nevermore."
    • 7
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      The man is so overcome with grief that he becomes insane.
  • Match the imagery in 'The Haunted Palace' with their mostly likely meanings.
    • evil things
      ⇔
      wicked thoughts ✓
    • robes of sorrow
      ⇔
      deep unhappiness ✓
    • banners glorious
      ⇔
      triumph  ✓
    • the palace
      ⇔
      the self  ✓
    • hideous throng
      ⇔
      destruction  ✓
  • The last two lines of 'The Raven' are: "And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor/shall be lifted - nevermore!" Which of the following is the best interpretation?
    • The raven is cruel and merciless in his treatment of the man.
    • The man fears that he will be destroyed by the raven.
    • The man will never escape the unhappiness that has come over him.  ✓
    • The darkness of the night echoes the darkness in the man's soul.
  • The last line of 'The Haunted Palace is: "And laugh - but smile no more." What is the best interpretation of these lines?
    • The ruin of the palace has made everyone miserable.
    • There is no genuine happiness only mocking laughter.  ✓
    • There are only tears left and the speaker is in mourning.
    • All the laughter has left the valley and the palace.
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