Assignment task: After you've finished reading, write short answers to the following questions."The Raven"
Q1. How does the narrator's attitude toward the raven change between the time the bird first appears and the end of the poem? Give specific examples from the poem to support your answer.
Q2. What is an effect of repeating the word "nevermore"? Give specific examples from the poem to support your answer.
"The Philosophy of Composition"
Q3. How does reading about Poe's process help you understand the poem better? Give specific examples from the essay to support your answer.
Q4. Do you think Poe's process created the effect he was hoping for? Give specific examples from the essay to support your answer.