1. “The Raven”
Analysis

2. Alliteration Examples
Line 1 – “weak and weary”
Line 10- “surcease of sorrow”
Line 26 – “doubting, dreaming dreams”
Line 37 – “flirt and flutter”
Line 45 – “shorn and shaven”

3. Onomatopoeia Line 3 – “tapping” Line 4 – “rapping” Line 37– “flung”
Line 57 – “flutter”
Line 72 – “croaking”

4. Internal Rhyme Line 3 – “rapping…tapping” Line 9 – “morrow…borrow”
Line 15 – “beating…repeating”
Line 19 – “stronger…longer”
Line 37 – “shutter…flutter”

5. In what ways does Poe’s use of sound devices contribute to the creation of a single effect?
Poe’s use of alliteration, internal rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeia gives a musical quality to his work. Poe’s use of these devices creates a hypnotic effect that draws the readers into the speaker’s world.
Poe believed that every word in a poem was important and should create a “single effect.”

6. Allusions Line 48 -- “Night’s Plutonian shore” Line 83 – “Nepenthe”
Line 41 – “Pallas”
Line 89 – “Balm in Gilead”
Line 93 – “distant Aidenn”

7. Symbolism
What do you think the raven symbolizes?