Gothic themes
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- In this lesson, we will learn about typical Gothic themes such as madness, the body, death, fear, physical danger and the haunting past. We will then start studying a famous Gothic story, 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. Then, we will end on a quiz exploring what you have learnt.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What does convention mean?
a genre of literature
a type of setting
Q2.
What does metonymy mean?
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?
Dracula
Frankenstein
Q4.
Which of the following is a typical Gothic setting?
a fairground
a garden
Q5.
What is an omen?
a dreadful feeling
seeing a ghost
5 Questions
Q1.
What is the meaning of eponymous?
when two people have similar names
when two things have a similar meaning
Q2.
How is a Byronic hero a complicated character?
He acts in a benevolent manner.
He is cunning and manipulative.
Q3.
What does the word damsel mean?
in distress
sweet lady
Q4.
What usually happens to the damsel in Gothic fiction?
helps the Byronic hero as partners
self-sufficient and needs no-one else to help her
Q5.
What does femme fatale mean?
dangerous woman
scary woman