Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about typical Gothic characters, such as the Byronic hero, the damsel in distress. and the femme fatale. Then, we will end on a quiz exploring what you have learnt.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does the adjective sublime mean?
being really afraid of something
feeling very melancholy
Correct answer: something that excites thoughts and emotions beyond everyday experience
Q2.
What is an incubus?
Correct answer: a male demon
a nightmare
a painting
Q3.
Which of the following is a key feature of the Gothic genre?
Correct answer: combining horror, death and at times romance
having a murder that needs to be solved
two people falling in love
Q4.
What was Henry Fuseli's famous painting called?
The Demon
The Dream
Correct answer: The Nightmare
Q5.
Where does the word genre come from?
The word 'genre' comes from Greek and means type.
Correct answer: The word ‘genre’ comes from the Latin ‘genus’ which means ‘kind’.

5 Questions

Q1.
What does convention mean?
a genre of literature
a type of setting
Correct answer: a way in which something is usually done
Q2.
What does metonymy mean?
Correct answer: Metonymy is a subtype of metaphor, in which something (like rain) is used to stand for something else (like sorrow).
Metonymy is used in Gothic literature to inform the reader that someone is about to die.
Metonymy is when sounds are used to let a reader know something terrible is about to happen.
Q3.
What is widely considered to be the first Gothic novel?
Correct answer: Castle of Otranto
Dracula
Frankenstein
Q4.
Which of the following is a typical Gothic setting?
a fairground
a garden
Correct answer: a haunted castle
Q5.
What is an omen?
a dreadful feeling
Correct answer: an event that reveals something about the future
seeing a ghost

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UnitEnglish / Gothic Literature

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