American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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Who wrote the poem "The Raven" in 1845?

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allen Poe
Emily Dickinson

The correct answer is: Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem "The Raven" in 1845. This gothic narrative poem is one of his most famous works and established him as a master of macabre and suspense. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman were both renowned poets during this time period, but they did not write "The Raven." Emily Dickinson, although a renowned poet, did not begin to write until 1850, which was five years after Poe wrote "The Raven." Therefore, the correct answer is C, Edgar Allan Poe.