Name:

The Raven
Stanza 1
Setting: What time is it? ___________________
Describe the weather in your own words:
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The narrator is taking a nap when suddenly he hears a _______________
on his ________________ door.
Why is this odd?
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Stanza 2
What is he sorrowful about?
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Stanza 3
In your own words, what are the curtains doing?
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What did the narrator discover upon opening the door?
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Stanza 4
Looking down the dark empty hallway, what does he hear? Describe how it
sounds?
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Stanza 5
The tapping is now coming from the ____________, opposite of the door.
Infer: The narrator says, Tis the wind and nothing more. Why do you
think he makes this statement?
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Stanza 6
What happens when the narrator opens the window? Be specific!
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Stanza 7
The narrator believes the birds name is _______________________.

Stanza 8
Infer: What do you think is the meaning behind the name?
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Stanza 9
When the narrator says, On the morrow he will leave me, the Raven says,
Nevermore. What does the bird mean by that?
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Stanza 10
The narrator throws a _____________________ at the Raven.
Stanza 11
He now refers to the bird as a she. Who do you think she is? ___________
Stanza 12
The narrator claims the air grew denser. What does he mean by that?
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Who is causing this to happen?____________________________________
Will the narrator ever forget Lenore? Circle one: Yes or No
Stanza 13
Who sent the Raven? ___________________________________________
Stanza 14
Will he ever see Lenore again? Circle one: Yes or No
Stanza 15
He tells the Raven to leave. What is the Ravens response? _____________
Stanza 16
What do you think happens to the Narrator? Is he alive or dead? Explain
your thinking?
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Infer: Why do you think this happens to him?
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