1. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) – American Poet

2.  What is the poem primarily about?  What is the setting? (exposition- basic situation)  What is the speaker trying to find out from the raven?  What is the significance of the raven’s response, “Nevermore”?  What does the raven symbolize?

3.  What kind of poem?  Narrative –tells a story  What is the poem primarily about?  A grieving man – grieving the death/loss of the woman he loved, Lenore  What is the setting? (exposition- basic situation)  December, midnight, (chamber) room  Reading- trying to forget his sorrow; napping, possibly…  Dreaming

4.  What is the speaker trying to find out from the raven?  Will he ever forget sorrow after the woman he loves has died? Will he be with her again?  What is the significance of the raven’s response, “Nevermore”?  Bust of Pallas (wisdom- speaks the truth- NO he won’t) = leaves him feeling hopeless  What does the raven symbolize?  The sorrow one feels after losing a loved-one