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The Raven Word Scramble

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The Raven,” this word scramble game will test your knowledge of key vocabulary terms while immersing you in the dark and mysterious world of the poem.

  • Unscramble key vocabulary terms related to the poem and its themes
  • No time limit, but a limited number of moves to challenge yourself
  • Use spells to get extra moves and unravel the mysteries hidden within the game
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raven
The titular bird in the poem that visits the narrator and symbolizes death and despair.
quoth
An archaic word meaning 'said' or 'spoke,' used frequently by the raven in the poem.
Lenore
The name of the narrator's lost love, whose memory haunts him throughout the poem.
nevermore
The repeated refrain of the raven, symbolizing the narrator's descent into hopelessness and despair.
Pallas
A reference to the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, symbolizing the narrator's search for knowledge and understanding.
bust
A sculpture or statue of a person's head and shoulders, mentioned in the poem as a symbol of the narrator's lost love.
ebony
A dark, black color often associated with death and mourning, used to describe the raven's feathers in the poem.
ominous
Foreboding or threatening, used to describe the atmosphere created by the raven's presence in the poem.
seraphim
Angelic beings in Christian theology, referenced in the poem as a contrast to the darkness and despair of the raven.
prophet
One who foretells or predicts the future, a title given to the raven in the poem for its cryptic messages to the narrator.

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