Gothic Literature
What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead 2
Literature Terms
Poe
Mythology
100
How many elements of Gothic Literature are there?
6
100
What is this book an adaptation of?
The Fall of the House of Usher
100
What is the main character's name?
Alex Easton
100
What is a protagonist?
The main character
100
What is one topic from Cask of Amontillado?
Revenge and Pride
100
What is mythology?
A collection of myths
200
DOUBLE POINTS
What Gothic Literature story did you like most? and Why
You can say almost anything!
200
Who wrote What Moves the Dead?
T. Kingfisher
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Why is Dr. Denton at the House of Usher?
To help the Usher siblings.
200
What are characters?
The people/animals/living objects in the story
200
Name a symbol from Fall of the House of Usher and what it means.
Window, Song, Crack in the house
200
How are Thor and Odin related?
They are father and son
300
What is another word for "Love"?
Romance
300
How are Roderick and Madeline Usher related?
They are brother and sister/siblings
300
What happens when Alex goes to check on Madeline's body?
Her body is gone
300
What is the word for "What happens in a story"?
Plot
300
What is this a symbol of? 
That you can be so sad that you can't think right. Grief overtaking logic, etc
300
What is one thing Thor has in the myths that he does NOT have in the movies/comics?
Belt of strength, iron gloves, red hair, fat, etc etc
400
Gothic Literature is all about hauntings from the __________.
Past!
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What happens to the Hare that the characters shoot?
It keeps moving even after being cut open
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What are the Hares and Mushrooms symbols of?
Life and Death
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What are connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the feelings behind the words and denotation is the meaning
400
What Story is this? 
The Cask of Amontillado.
400
Why do people create mythology?
To explain the world/to find comfort in the world/to understand things.
500
Name something supernatural.
Ghost, monster, spirit, etc etc NOT Aliens
500
Who moved Madeline's body?
She got up and walked herself
500
What do the characters use to destroy the fungi in the lake?
Sulfur to set it on fire
500
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else
500
DOUBLE POINTS:
What Edgar Allan Poe story has symbols of an eye and a heart beat?
The Tell-Tale Heart
500
How are Odin and Loki related?
They are blood brothers
600
What are the six elements of Gothic Literature?
1. Romance
2. Supernatural
3. Anti-Heroes and Villains
4. Omens/Nightmares
5. Mystery/Fear
6. The Past
600
What does Mrs. Potter study?
Mycology (Study of Mushrooms)
600
What is wrong with Madeline Usher?
She has the fungus from the lake living her her body. She is dead and the fungus is keeping her body alive.
600
What are the three types of Irony? Define them
1. Verbal Irony: you say something but mean the opposite
2. Situational Irony: Something you don't expect to happen, happens.
3. Dramatic Irony: The reader knows things the characters don't
600
What is one theme of The Cask of Amontillado?
Too much pride will kill you/Pride comes before the fall/Pride leads to bad things.
Revenge is very bad/Revenge makes you do bad things/revenge makes you crazy
600
Why do you think the Marvel changed Norse mythology when they adapted the stories?
Entertainment/Better story/ American audiences.