“The Raven”“The Raven”

Guided Reading Guided Reading QuestionsQuestions

Guided Reading Guided Reading QuestionsQuestions

1. 1. Who do you think is Who do you think is tapping at the door?tapping at the door?Who do you think is Who do you think is tapping at the door?tapping at the door?

2. 2. What is the speaker’s What is the speaker’s attitude toward the attitude toward the

raven?raven?

What is the speaker’s What is the speaker’s attitude toward the attitude toward the

raven?raven?

3. 3. How did the speaker How did the speaker

react to the bird’s react to the bird’s entrance?entrance?

How did the speaker How did the speaker react to the bird’s react to the bird’s

entrance?entrance?

4. 4. Why does the Why does the speaker think the speaker think the raven was sent to his raven was sent to his chamber?chamber?

Why does the Why does the speaker think the speaker think the raven was sent to his raven was sent to his chamber?chamber?

5. 5. Describe how the Describe how the speaker views the speaker views the bird at the end of the bird at the end of the poem?poem?

Describe how the Describe how the speaker views the speaker views the bird at the end of the bird at the end of the poem?poem?

6. 6. How did the How did the speaker’s attitude speaker’s attitude toward the raven toward the raven change during the change during the poem?poem?

How did the How did the speaker’s attitude speaker’s attitude toward the raven toward the raven change during the change during the poem?poem?

7. 7. What three words What three words would you use to would you use to describe the raven?describe the raven?

What three words What three words would you use to would you use to describe the raven?describe the raven?

8. 8. When do the events When do the events in the poem take in the poem take place?place?

When do the events When do the events in the poem take in the poem take place?place?

9. 9. What is the raven’s What is the raven’s response to all the response to all the speaker’s questions?speaker’s questions?

What is the raven’s What is the raven’s response to all the response to all the speaker’s questions?speaker’s questions?