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2. The Raven A poem by Edgar Allen Poe

3. Discussion Question Have you ever known someone (or been someone) whose love turned into obsession? What happened? Why do you think they were so obsessed?

4. What’s Behind The Raven? Who- Edgar Allen Poe wrote the poem but we can only assume that the man in the poem is Poe who is grieving over his lost love, Lenore. When- The Raven was published on Jan. 29, 1845 in The New York Mirror. Where- The poem is set in a chamber room. What is a chamber room? What emphasis might it have on us as readers?

5. What’s Behind The Raven Why- Why do you think Poe may have written this piece? How- How do we think Poe came up with this idea?

6. The Raven: Inspiration It is said that Poe was inspired by Charles Dickens’ 1841 novel, Barnaby Rudge, a historical novel about anti-Catholic riots in London in 1780 in which a mentally retarded person (Barnaby) is falsely accused of participating. Barnaby owns a pet raven, Grip, which can speak. In the fifth chapter of the novel, Grip taps at a shutter (as in Poe's poem). The model for Grip was Dickens' own talking raven, which was the delight of his children.

7. Vocabulary: Define the following: 1. Alliteration 2. Assonance 3. Internal Rhyme 4. Quaint 5. Lore 6. Ember 7. Wrought 8. Relevancy 9. Placid 10. Aptly 1. Entreating 2. Implore 3. Lattice 4. Decorun 5. Craven 6. Ghastly 7. Beguiling 8. Fowl 9. Discourse 10. Dirges

8. Vocabulary: Define the following: 1. Melancholy 2. Divining 3. Gloating 4. Nepenthe 5. Tufted 6. Censer 7. Respite 8. Tempest 9. Radiant 10. Aidenn 1. Plume 2. Pallid 3. Fiend

9. So What’s Next? For tomorrow: Define the 33 words listed in the PowerPoint. You should include the definition, part of speech, word origin and an original sentence. (If you did not get them all this ppt is posted on the wiki) Research the bird, Raven and find 5 interesting facts about the bird.