Edgar Allan Poe: "The Raven" - Narrative Poem, Rhyme Scheme

Question 1

plot structure

Answer 1

• exposition (where the setting and characters are introduced)
• rising action (a turning point the story where the main conflict is introduced)
• climax (where the main conflict comes to its peak and begins to be resolved)
• falling action (where the solutions - or lack thereof - to conflicts are presented)
• resolution (where the protagonist either gets or does not get a final solution to his/her conflict)
• rhyme scheme (the pattern of rhymes used in a poem)
• symbolism (using an item/object to represent something else)

Question 2

which element of a narrative poem do lines 37-38 of “the raven” portray

Answer 2

rising action

Question 3

in addition to the rhyme at the end of the lines in his poem, “the raven” Poe uses rhyme within the lines, such as “once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered weak and weary”
another example of this “internal rhyme” is

Answer 3

line 43

Question 4

in addition to the rhyme at the end of the lines in his poem, “the raven” Poe uses rhyme within the lines, such as “eagerly i wished the morrow; -vainly i had sought to borrow”
another example of this “internal rhyme” is

Answer 4

line 85

Question 5

which element of narrative poem do lines 97-102 of “the raven” portray

Answer 5

climax

Question 6

in addition to the rhyme at the end of the lines in his poem, “the raven” Poe uses rhyme within the lines, such as “and the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain”
another example of this “internal rhyme” is

Answer 6

line 97