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    Elmer McCurdy was an outlaw from Texas who gained unexpected fame after his death. Following his demise, his embalmed body went undiscovered for many years and ended up traveling around the U.S. being displayed in various curiosities before finally being identified. Thus a criminal in life ultimately became well known due to the unconventional journey of his corpse after dying.

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    Elmer McCurdy was an outlaw from Texas who gained unexpected fame after his death. Following his demise, his embalmed body went undiscovered for many years and ended up traveling around the U.S. being displayed in various curiosities before finally being identified. Thus a criminal in life ultimately became well known due to the unconventional journey of his corpse after dying.

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    Elmer McCurdy was an outlaw from Texas who gained unexpected fame after his death. Following his demise, his embalmed body went undiscovered for many years and ended up traveling around the U.S. being displayed in various curiosities before finally being identified. Thus a criminal in life ultimately became well known due to the unconventional journey of his corpse after dying.

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    Elmer McCurdy was an outlaw from Texas who gained unexpected fame after his death. Following his demise, his embalmed body went undiscovered for many years and ended up traveling around the U.S. being displayed in various curiosities before finally being identified. Thus a criminal in life ultimately became well known due to the unconventional journey of his corpse after dying.

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    In his lifetime, Elmer McCurdy was a notorious outlaw from Texas, but

    he really got famous after his death. How did his body outlive his crimes?
    Name: _________________________________ Date: _________
    Here’s how this works: First, circle the correct answers to these questions…

    1. EXAMPLE: Pallas Athena is the goddess of…


    BEAUTY KNOWLEDGE RAVENS 13. In stanza 2, Poe uses a ___ to refer to the embers
    leaving their ghosts on the floor as they burn out.
    2. Poe used the character of the raven to symbolize… METAPHOR SIMILE HYPERBOLE
    FORGETTING REMEMBERING ANGER
    14. The raven sat ___ the door in stanza 7.
    3. References to Pallas and Gilead are literary… BESIDE UNDER OVER
    HYPERBOLE METAPHORS ALLUSIONS
    15. How could we describe the main character in
    4. In the second paragraph, the character is… stanza 4?
    GRIEVING HAPPY FRUSTRATED CAUTIOUS BRAVE IRASCIBLE

    5. How does the raven enter in stanza 7? 16. The raven’s interminable silence in stanza 7 might
    DOORWAY WINDOW CHIMNEY have felt like it lasted for ____.
    YEARS SECONDS NEVERMORE
    6. In stanza 14, the main character begs the raven for
    ____ to help him forget his love. 17. A good synonym for “plume” in stanza 17 might be…
    NEPENTHE SERAPHIM ANGELS BIRD FEATHER TERROR

    7. In stanza 5, how does he hear the name “Lenore?” 18. In stanza 16, the main character calls the bird a…
    RAVEN MEMORY ECHO PROPHET MAIDEN LENORE

    8. Poe uses this to say the raven’s eyes are like a 19. What is the author’s tone in stanza 10?
    demon’s eyes in stanza 18. ANGRY BORED LONELY
    METAPHOR SIMILE HYPERBOLE
    20. Who does the main character think is making the
    9. A good synonym for “quaff” in stanza 14 is… tapping sound in stanza 1?
    CONSUME IGNORE REMEMBER GHOST VISITOR RAVEN

    10. Saying the raven is never leaving the doorway is… 21. In stanza 1, we see several examples of ___ rhyme.
    METAPHOR SIMILE HYPERBOLE INTERNAL UNINTENDED ALLUSION

    11. The overall author’s ___ in this poem is sadness. 22. What is the main character’s mood in stanza 6?
    PURPOSE INFERENCE TONE ANGRY UNCERTAIN BORED

    12. How would you describe the main character in


    stanza 16?
    ANNOYED DESPONDENT BORED

     Now, turn the page over. Transfer the first letter of each correct answer to all the squares
    containing the number of the corresponding question. For example, the answer to #1 is
    ‘KNOWLEDGE.’, so I’ll write a “K” in every square that contains a “1”. Got it? Have fun!

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