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Lesson Two: Analysis of "The Raven"

Author: Tara Neely

Step One: Reading

Please read the poem, 'The Raven," and then complete the RRJ only the front side.
In the reading questions section use theses questions: 1. What does Nevermore mean? 2. What does the Raven symbolize? 3. Who/What came to visit? What message did he/she/it bring?

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"The Raven" Poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Poem-text

RRJ

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RRJ Review/Discussion

Students will use their completed RRJ to begin a discussion about the piece "The Raven" by Poe.

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Raven Lecture 1

A brief introduction into thought of the Raven as a Fantastic piece of literature. Lecture defines the concept of fantasy and begins to look at the the conflict that fantasy creates for the reader of such literature.

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Lecture 2 Notes

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Artifacts: Raven Article

This article points out the definite lines of "The Raven" that examples of the Unreal and the Real that make the poem a Fantastic piece of Gothic literature. Please read and add new examples to your RRJ response notes.

Source: SOURCE: BY ARTIFACTS • JUL 18TH, 2012 • CATEGORY: CULTURE, ISSUE 7, LITERARY ANALYSIS BY KYLE JUNG