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1. First, you will watch the video which will read you the poem.

2. Next, navigate through the slides to learn information on Edgar Allan Poe, literary terms, and then vocabulary.

3. Review at the end of each section.4. When finished, take the quiz.

Watch out for the to click on that have fun facts along the way!

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"The Raven" Video

Click on the link to watch the video and hear a reading of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe

Birth of Edgar Allan Poe

Place: Boston, MassachusettsDate: January 19, 1809

Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Place: Baltimore,

Maryland

Date: October 7,

1849

Extra

!

Did you know no one knows why Edgar Allan Poe died?

He arrived in Baltimore, Maryland semi-conscious and died four days later. Many thought he died of alcoholism, but doctors now say it may have been rabies.

So…now why is he

famous?Edgar Allan Poe wrote many short stories and poems, and became one of the first American writers to be renowned worldwide.

The Basics on “The Raven”

• Published in 1845

• Supernatural Elements

• Narrative Poem

Supernatural

“departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature”

Extra!Ghosts are widely recognized in the supernatural world, but what else is supernatural?

Did you know superheroes are supernatural due to their powers beyond an ordinary human?

P.s. This does not include Batman or Ironman, because they do not contain special powers.

Let’s Review! Where was Poe born?

Where did he die?

What is the meaning of supernatural?

When was “The Raven” published?

If you do not know a question, click on it to find the information.

Literary

Terms

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Gothic Literature

What is it?

A genre of literature that often features supernatural elements, attempts to horrify the reader, and dark foreboding setting, particularly in old mansions.

Popular at end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th

Gothic literature is named for the influence of gothic architecture on the genre.

One of the most popular and classic gothic figures is Count Dracula and his castle!

The real (historical) Count Dracula’s castle

Gothic architecture

Bela Lugosi as Dracula in 1931

Literary Terms

What is a narrative poem?

A poem that tells a story; a poem that has a plot

Literary Terms

•Alliteration – A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds

Remember!!!

Consonants are sounds that are NOT vowels (a, e, I, o, u and y sometimes)

Literary TermsAlliteration:

Sometimes every word or almost every word in a line or sentence starts with the same letter

Examples

Larry’s lizards like leaping leopards.

Suzy and Sarah sing softly.

But…

Sometimes alliteration has only a few repeating sounds in a line or sentence.

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” – “The Raven”

Literary Terms

Rhyme –

Repetition of an identical or similarly accented sounds in a work

Extra!

Did you know poets use rhyme to catch the audience’s attention?

For example, songs use rhyme to help listener’s memorize lyrics.

“Hey, I just met you and this is crazy,But here’s my number,So call me maybe.” – Carly Rae Jepsen

Rhyme in “The Raven”

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door—"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more."

Where is the rhyme? Does

this poem have

rhyme in it?

Literary TermsRhyme Scheme: the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem

The rhyme appears at the end of each line.

To identify and label a rhyme scheme, use letters starting from A in the English alphabet.

Literary Terms: Rhyme Scheme

From childhood's hour I have not been AAs others were--I have not seen AAs others saw--I could not bring BMy passions from a common spring-- BFrom the same source I have not taken CMy sorrow--I could not awaken CMy heart to joy at the same tone-- DAnd all I lov'd--I lov'd alone-- DThen--in my childhood--in the dawn EOf a most stormy life--was drawn EFrom ev'ry depth of good and ill

F

Excerpt from “Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe

• The letters are matched with rhymes (matching sounds at the ends of a line) that go together. Rhyme schemes differ, and are NOT all couplets like this poem. Watch out for different rhyme schemes such as ABABCDCD or others.

Literary Terms: Rhyme Scheme

The first stanza of “Annabel Lee” By Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee;And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.

ABAB

CB

What is featured in Gothic literature?

What is alliteration?

Practice: Can you identify the rhyme scheme in this example?

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.

What is a narrative poem?

Click here for the correct answer.

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.

ABA

ABA

Correct Rhyme Scheme

Did you get it right? If not, make sure you review!

Look out

for new

words!Vocab ahead!

8 new words from “The Raven”

1.Ember2.Implore3.Lattice4.Beguile

5.Countenance6.Ghastly7.Placid8.Ominous

Vocabulary

Ember – a glowing fragment (as of a coal) from a fire; the smoldering remains of a fire

“Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Implore – to call upon in supplication; to call or pray for earnestly

“‘ Sir,’ Said I, ‘or Madam, truly you forgiveness I implore’” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Lattice – a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips

“‘Surely,’ said I, ‘surely that is something at my window lattice’” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Beguile – to lead by deception; to trick; to hoodwink

“Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Countenance – calm expression; mental composure; look

“By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Ghastly – terrifyingly horrible to the senses; intensely unpleasant

“Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Placid- serenely free of interruption or disturbance

“But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only” – “The Raven”

Vocabulary

Ominous – being or exhibiting an omen; foreboding or foreshadowing evil

“Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore – What a grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore” – “The Raven”

1. Beguile2. Countenance3. Ember4. Lattice5. Ominous6. Placid7. Ghastly8. Implore

a. Terrifyingly horrible to the sense; intensely unpleasant

b. A glowing fragment from a fire; the smoldering remains of a fire

c. Calm expression, mental composure; lookd. Being of exhibiting an omen; foreboding or

foreshadowing evile. Serenely free of interruption of disturbancef. A framework or structure of crossed wood or

metal stripsg. To lead by deception, trick, hoodwinkh. To call upon in supplication; to call or pray for

earnestly

Match the vocab word to the correct definition.

Answers are on the next slide.

Answers1. Beguile

2. Countenance

3. Ember

4. Lattice

5. Ominous

6. Placid

7. Ghastly

8. Implore

g. To lead by deception, trick, hoodwink

c. Calm expression, mental composure; look

b. A glowing fragment from a fire; the smoldering remains of a fire

f. A framework or structure of crossed wood or metal stripsd. Being of exhibiting an omen; foreboding or foreshadowing evil

h. To call upon in supplication; to call or pray for earnestly

a. Terrifyingly horrible to the sense; intensely unpleasant

e. Serenely free of interruption of disturbance

QUIZDirections: Go through the ten questions. If you do not know an

answer, click on the home icon to find a section to review. Good luck!

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Question 1

Click on the example that shows alliteration:

A. This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!“

B. 'Tis the wind and nothing more!“

C. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

D. Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—

Sorry, that answer is incorrect. Please go back and try again.

Hint: Review alliteration in literary terms for help.

Great Job!

Move on to the next question!

Question 2

Where did Edgar Allan Poe die?

A. Boston, Massachusetts

B. Baltimore, Maryland

C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

D. Washington D.C.

Try again.

• Hint: Look under the information on Poe for a refresher.

Keep going!

Move on to question 3

Question 3

What is a narrative poem?

A. A poem that has a plot and tells a story.

B. A poem that uses a rhyme scheme effectively.

C. A poem that uses supernatural elements.

D. A poem that lies under the genre of Gothic literature.

Please go back and try again.

• Hint: Review literary terms for extra help.

Fantastic!

Move on to the next question.

Question 4

What is the actual raven in Poe’s poem an example of?

A. Lattice

B. Supernatural element

C. Metaphor

D. Narrative poem

Incorrect. Try again.

• Hint: “Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore’.”

Awesome!

Go to question 5.

Question 5What are the basic characteristics of Gothic literature?

A. Genre of literature in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule

B. Genre of literature that displays great human suffering

C. Genre of literature that feature supernatural elements, dark and foreboding settings; horror

D. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.

Sorry. Go back and try again.

• Hint: Review Gothic literature under literary terms in the menu.

Absolutely correct

Proceed to the next question

Question 6Identify the rhyme scheme in the example below.

But the Raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linkingFancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.“

A. BABAAA

B. ABABBB

C. ABCAAA

D. ABACCC

Incorrect. Please go back and try again.

• Hint: Review rhyme scheme under literary terms.

Keep it up!

Move on to the next question.

Question 7

What is the definition of beguile?

A. To lead by deception

B. To call upon in supplication; to call or pray for earnestly

C. Serenely free of interruption or disturbance

D. Being or exhibiting an omen; foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Try again.

• Hint: Review the vocabulary words.

Perfect

Keep going!

Question 8

What is the definition of countenance?

A. Terrifyingly horrible to the senses; intensely unpleasant

B. A framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips

C. Calm expression; mental composure; look

D. A glowing fragment from a fire; the smoldering remains of a fire

Sorry. Go back and try again.

• Hint: Review vocabulary.

Great job!

Move on to the question 9!

Question 9

What is the definition of ominous?

A. Terrifyingly horrible to the senses; intensely unpleasant

B. To lead by deception

C. Serenely free of interruption or disturbance

D. Being or exhibiting an omen; foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Please try again.

• Hint: Review the vocabulary section.

Fantastic work

Move on to the last question!

Question 10

What is the definition of implore?

A. To call upon in supplication; to call or pray for earnestly

B. To lead by deception

C. A glowing fragment from a fire; the smoldering remains of a fire

D. A framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips

Not quite. Please try again.

• Hint: Review the vocab section.

Wonderful!

Continue to the next slide

Congratulations! You finished.

For more information of Edgar Allan Poe and his poetry, check out the following sites.

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130http://www.poemuseum.org/index.phphttp://poestories.com/

Resources

Information from the following websites:

www.poets.comwww.uncp.eduwww.poemhunter.comwww.merriamwebster.comwww.famouspoets.org