Starter quiz
- What does the word sinister mean?
- dangerous and frightening ✓
- dangerous and supernatural
- upsetting and challenging
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- Which word is the best antonym (opposite) for the word bleak?
- gloomy
- stark
- dismal
- vibrant ✓
- Delightful
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- A seraph is
- a type of bird
- a type of vampire
- a type of angel ✓
- a type of ruler
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- How does the mood of 'The Haunted Palace' change from the beginning to the end?
- The mood at the beginning is bleak and becomes more cheerful.
- The mood is bleak from the beginning to the end of the poem.
- The mood at the beginning is joyous and melancholic at the end. ✓
- The mood of the poem moves from bleak to cheerful and finally to misery.
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- In what ways are 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace' similar?
- Both poems are examples of the Gothic genre. ✓
- Both poems have otherworldly elements. ✓
- Both poems are about the loss of a loved one.
- Both poems feature magnificent buildings.
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- The king in 'The Haunted Palace' is presented as magnificent but also stern. Which of the following quotations support that interpretation?
- "glory" ✓
- "seraph"
- "echoes"
- "discordant"
- "dominion" ✓
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Exit quiz
- If someone is bereaved, what has happened to them?
- They have been visited by something supernatural.
- They have experienced the loss of something valuable.
- They are fearful of what the future might hold.
- They have experienced the death of a loved one. ✓
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- Match the words with the correct definition.
- persona⇔a speaker who has a role within a poem. ✓
- discordant⇔tuneless, harsh and unpleasant to listen to ✓
- semantic field⇔a group of words that all relate to a specific topic ✓
- lute⇔a musical instrument that is a bit like a guitar ✓
- Which is the best interpretation of "like a ghastly rapid river" taken from Poes 'The Haunted Palace'?
- It represents the nostalgic thoughts and feelings of the persona.
- It represents the speed at which the glory of the palace is swept away. ✓
- It expresses how difficult it is to stay safe in this world.
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- What might be the effect of neither the persona nor the king having a name in Poe's 'The Haunted Palace'?
- It makes it easier for the reader to care about their troubles.
- It creates a sense of mystery in keeping with the mood of the poem. ✓
- It is typical of the Gothic genre.
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- If you were writing about nostalgia in 'The Haunted Palace", which quotation would you use?
- "a hideous throng rush out"
- "discordant melody"
- "the olden Time long ago" ✓
- "blushed and bloomed"
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- The following words from the 'The Haunted Palace' belong to which semantic field: "Luminous...radiant...sparkling"?
- light ✓
- water
- sound
- buildings
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Key learning points
- Poe uses persona to create a nostalgic mood towards the past.
- Poe uses a semantic field to chart the decline of power and beauty.
- Poe uses similes to depict the destruction of the palace.
Common misconception
That the persona is the same as the writer.
Emphasise the difference. Draw attention to the different personas in 'The Haunted Palace' and 'The Raven'. Same writer, different personas.
Keywords
Persona - Persona is the word for a speaker who is a character in the poem.
Bereaved - A bereaved person has experienced the death of a loved one.
Semantic field - Semantic field is a group of words all relating to the same topic.
Nostalgic - To be nostalgic is to think about the past with fondness.
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