PART 1
In your groups of 4 - find what Poe is alluding to in the following lines:
1. Perched upon a bust of Pallas
2. Tell me what they lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore
3. Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor
4. Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
PART 2
In your groups of 4 - find what the Raven symbolizes to...
1. Western cultures
2. Greek and Roman epics
3. Norse mythology
4. Christian lore
PART 3
In your groups of 4 - find alliteration in the Raven...
1. Stanzas 3-6
2. Stanzas 7-10
3. Stanzas 11-14
4. Staznas 15-18
A full copy of the text can be found here: http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literature/Lore/TheRaven.html
PART 4
Watch the clip from The Simpsons and write a comment to this blog on how their version is a parody of Poe's original work.
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