VocabularyGroup58-5

 Exploring "The Raven"  **Group 5 ~ Vocabulary **   ** By, Karlie Allen, Teresa Kulick, and Caroline Yauck **

 **Ominous:** (line 70) Adjective: Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening. The Raven coming to his door is not a good thing because the narrator describes it as the threatening bird of yore.  The narrator is getting the feeling that the Raven is dangerous.

**Divining:** (line 75) a verb: to discover something by intuition. In this line, the narrator is trying to figure out something with his intuition.

 **Gloated:** (line 76) a verb: to dwell on someone's misfortune.  Poe makes it seem as though the light coming from the lamp is making fun of the narrator because the velvet cushion is empty.

 **Tufted:** Adjective. Having or growing in a tuft or tufts.  Tuft: Noun. A bunch or collection of something <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;"> Poe means that the floor is carpeted and soft so it would be hard to hear footsteps. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;"> **Wretch:** (line 81) a noun: an unhappy and morose person. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;"> In this verse, the narrator is calling the Raven a "wretch," or an unhappy bird.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 1.066em; text-align: center;"> **Quaff:** (line 83) Verb: To drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">It is stated that he should drink heartily and forget Lenore!

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 1.066em; text-align: center;"> **Undaunted:** (line 87) Adjective: Not intimidated or discoura<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">In this line, Poe says that you should not be intimidated on this enchanteddesert land.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;"> **Respite:** (line 82) a noun: a short period of relief from something oppressive and difficult. In this line, the narrator is saying to rest from remembering the memories of Lenore and to forget her.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Desolate:** (line 87) an adjective: a lonely place without people that is dismal and empty. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> This line states that the place the narrator is talking about is lonely and empty. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Sainted:** (line 94) Verb: Formally ro recognize as a saint, canonize. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> He recognizes the his maiden that had died, who is now in heaven <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Laden:** (line 93) an adjective: heavy and weighted down, oppressive. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> In this line, Poe says that the narrator's soul is filled with sorrow and is being oppressed with sadness.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Fiend:** (line 97) Noun: An evil spirt or demon. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> In the line it says, that the Raven is either a regular bird or an evil spirit or demon

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Pallid:** (line 104) an adjective: (usually someone's face) pale, probably because of poor health. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> This line says that the Raven is on the pale face of Pallas, above the chamber door. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> **Plume:** (line 99) Noun: A long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> In this line, he says not to leave a black feather to remind him of the Raven's visit. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">