the raven by edgar allan poe
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Introducing the Selection
Literary Focus: Sound Effects
Reading Skills: Interpreting Meaning Through Oral Reading
Writing Focus: Think as a Reader/Writer
Tech Focus
Feature Menu
The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
When are people most likely to sense that nature is “speaking” to them?
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The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
The RavenIntroducing the Selection
Has something outside of you—an object in nature, an animal, a landscape—ever echoed your feelings so strongly that it seemed to “speak” to you?
The RavenIntroducing the Selection
• Suddenly, he hears a tapping at his door.
• He is filled with terror.
At midnight on a bleak December night, a weary student is studying in his room and mourning his dead love, Lenore.
• Is it only a visitor, or is it something more?
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Like a catchy song, “The Raven” has pleasing and familiar sound effects.
While I nodded, nearly napping
alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds)
Once’ upon’ a mid’night drear’y
evocative rhythms
The Raven Literary Focus: Sound Effects
“On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
clever rhymes
Poe’s “The Raven” also contains less common sound effects.
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”
internal rhymes: rhyme occurring within a line
The Raven Literary Focus: Sound Effects
the “silken, sad, uncertain rustling” of curtains
onomatopoeia: words whose sounds echo their sense or, in this case, alliteration achieving a similar echo
Another sound effect Poe uses in this poem is the refrain, the repetition of a phrase or line, usually at the end of a stanza.
“. . . nothing more.”
The Raven Literary Focus: Sound Effects
“. . . nothing more.”
“. . . nothing more.”
As you read or listen to the poem, consider the purpose of Poe’s literary sound effects.
• What is Poe trying to accomplish with the repetition of certain rhythms and sounds?
• How do these sound effects help create the atmosphere of the poem?
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The Raven Literary Focus: Sound Effects
The RavenReading Focus: Interpreting Meaning
Through Oral Reading
Reading the poem aloud or listening to an oral reading draws your attention to Poe’s use of rhyme, onomatopoeia, and refrain.
As you read or listen, bear in mind that literary sound effects—just like movie sound effects—have a purpose.
Think about what Poe is trying to accomplish with the sound effects he creates in “The Raven.”
Into Action In a chart like the one below, write down the sound effects in the poem. Determine what type each sound effect is.
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Line and Example
Line 1: dreary and weary internal rhyme
Type of Sound Effect
The RavenReading Focus: Interpreting Meaning
Through Oral Reading
The RavenWriting Focus: Think As a Reader/Writer
Find It in Your Reading Poe uses a regular rhyme scheme throughout the poem. Write down the end rhymes to see if the scheme continues.
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“. . .while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“. . . curious volume of forgotten lore—”
“. . . suddenly there came a tapping”
“. . . rapping at my chamber door,”
“. . . tapping at my chamber door,”
“. . . and nothing more.”
A
B
C
B
B
B
The Raven
Tech Focus
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As you read, imagine how you might transform this spooky poem into a radio play.
What sound effects could you use to bring the poem’s mood to life on the air?
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