Question

What happens after the raven flies into the speaker’s room in “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe? Arrange the events in the correct order.

Answer 1

I believe the correct order is: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3, 7 and 6

 

2. The speaker watches as the raven

flies in and perches on the bust of Pallas.

4. The speaker feels like his soul

is trapped in the raven’s shadow.

1. The speaker imagines that

angels have arrived and spread perfume in the room.

5. The speaker asks the raven if

he’ll ever get over the misery of losing his love Lenore.

3. The speaker is amused by the

royal appearance of the bird and asks the bird its name.

7. The speaker wants to know if

he’ll ever meet Lenore in Heaven.

6. The speaker gets angry at

the raven and shouts at it to fly away.

Answer 2

(1) The speaker imagines that angels have arrived and spread perfume in the room.(2) The speaker watches as the raven flies in and perches on the bust of Pallas.(3) The speaker is amused by the royal appearance of the bird and asks the bird its name.(4) The speaker feels like his soul is trapped in the raven’s shadow.(5) The speaker asks the raven if he’ll ever get over the misery of losing his love Lenore.(6) The speaker gets angry at the raven and shouts at it to fly away.(7) The speaker wants to know if he’ll ever meet Lenore in Heaven.