The Raven

STANZA 8:
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,

By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,

"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven.
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore -

Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

Vocabulary

• Ebony - Dark coloured
• Beguiling - Charm
• Decorum - Etiquette
• Countenance - Expression
• Shorn - Cut or shaved

Vocabulary

• Ghastly - Causing fear (Grim)
• Plutonian - Roman Underworld
• Morrow - The next day or morning
• Lore - Myth or legend 
• Craven - Lacking in courage

Literary Devices

• Personification
• Hyperbole/Idiom
• Imagery
• Rhyming and Rhythm
• Foreshadowing

Stanza 8 Summary

• The Raven charmed Edgar
• The Raven's appearance amused Edgar
• Edgar respected the Raven for a minute
• Then suspects that the bird is from the underworld
• Edgar asks the Raven's name and responds with "Nevermore"

Significance of Stanza 8

• Verse 8 introduced the Raven's background
• Suspicion and tension arises
• ''Dark'' and ''evil'' ideas are foreshadowed
• Verse 8 led to better knowledge of the Raven

Thank you!

Bibliography

• Google images
• http://dictionary.reference.com/
• http://www.teachertube.com/mobile/video/the-raventhe-simpsons-version-25120...