Question

Analyze the Discussion (60 points)

Identity and list textual evidence (quotes, details, and examples) that you can use to answer these
questions as you watch the SyncTV episode.
0:58
1:13
3:25
4:00
6:15
6:34
What is the main question about the poem the students
are trying to answer?
Spenser and Rachel describe the setting. How do they
describe the setting?
Jared said they need to evaluate the narrator's
circumstances. What are the narrator's circumstances?
What does Jared say this encounter with the Raven does
to the narrator?
What is the struggle Jared says the narrator is
experiencing regarding Lenore?
What does the raven do to make the narrator so upset?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

0:58 - "Do we know what's going on in this poem?"

1:13 - "It's a dark and stormy night outside."

3:25 - "The narrator is dealing with a lot of grief."

4:00 - "The encounter with the Raven is making him crazy."

6:15 - "The narrator is struggling to move on from Lenore's death."

6:34 - "The Raven keeps repeating the word 'Nevermore' which is driving the narrator crazy."

Based on the textual evidence above, the main question that the students are trying to answer is whether or not they understand what is happening in the poem. Spenser and Rachel describe the setting as a dark and stormy night, which creates a mood of foreboding and mystery. Jared notes that the narrator is dealing with a lot of grief and that the encounter with the Raven is making him increasingly disturbed. Additionally, Jared mentions that the narrator is struggling to move on from Lenore's death and that the Raven's incessant repetition of the word "Nevermore" is driving him crazy.

Overall, the textual evidence suggests that the students are attempting to understand the themes of grief, loss, and madness in the poem, as well as the impact that the Raven has on the narrator's state of mind.