The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Author Edgar Allan

“The Raven” Edgar Allan Poe

Author: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) �Forced to leave school because of gambling debts �Uses settings as a reflection of the psychological development of his characters �Suffered from bouts of depression and madness �Lost most of the women in his life: his mother died, �Inventor of the detective story � P. 306

“The Raven” �This poem tells of a man who grieves for his lost love, Lenore �A mysterious talking Raven appears at the speaker’s door prompting him to question the bird about Lenore �The poem explores how grief and loneliness can turn to madness

Foreshadowing �Author hints certain plot developments that perhaps will come to be later in the story Explain how this image portrays foreshadowing “I see dead people…”

Allegory �Characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts �Conveys its hidden message through symbolic figures, actions, imagery, and/or events.

Alliteration �Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Assonance �Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds Example: We light fire on the mountain.

End Rhyme �Rhyme that occurs at the END of a line of poetry Example: Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore ‘Tis the wind and nothing more.

Internal Rhyme �Rhyme that occurs WITHIN of a line of poetry Example: Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary

Activity �Watch The Simpson’s adaptation of “The Raven” 5: 43 �Receive copy of the poem �Annotate and summarize the poem using the guided notes �Interactive Raven PPT