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English
Gothic poetry

Starter quiz

  • In the poem 'The Raven', who is Lenore?
    • The raven
    • Pallas Athena
    • The speaker
    • The speaker's wife  ✓
  • What word refers to an image that represents or stands in the place of an idea or emotion?
    • Metaphor
    • Symbol  ✓
    • Simile
    • Personification
  • What does the raven symbolise in Edgar Allan Poe's poem?
    • The speaker's love for Lenore.
    • The speaker's love of the wild outdoors.
    • The speaker's sense of loss and despair.  ✓
  • In literature, what do we mean by 'setting'?
    • Time and place  ✓
    • Time, place and characters
    • Time and plot
    • Characters and time of day
  • 'The Raven' is a good example of the Gothic because it focuses on...
    • Bleak settings and a talking bird.
    • Bleak settings and a melancholy hero.  ✓
    • Death, bad weather and a talking bird.
  • Select the best summary of 'The Raven'.
    • A hopeful poem about the afterlife.
    • A haunting poem about melancholy and madness.  ✓
    • A frightening poem about the supernatural.
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