For this quiz, write two paragraphs on poe's "the raven". in the first, give the main idea of the poem, and indications of the speaker, plus general poetic devices within it. in the second paragraph, show how sound devices move the poem's meaning along effectively. use plenty of textual evidence (quotes, in both paragraphs.

The main idea of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven is loss, lonelines and regret. The speaker is clearly a lonely haunted man, this is clearly shown in the next line: “Eagerly i wished the morrow, vainly I had sought to borrow, from my books surcease the sorrow, sorrow for the lost Leonore”.  

Poe's sound device of choice is Alliteration, when there is a repetition of the beginning sound, as it can be heard in the following line: While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.  

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.