Gothic Lit
This novel is considered to be a major part of the Gothic Literature genre.
What is Frankenstein?
This is based off of the topic an essay prompt is asking you to write about.
What is a thematic statement?
This character's name is based off of the Jesus' enemy in the Bible.
Who is Pilate?
This is the use of sentence structure by an author to impact the reader's understanding of the story.
What is Syntax?
Ms. Matos shares this hometown with a basketball player fondly known as "The King"
What is Akron, Oh?
This element is often used in gothic literature to create imagery for the reader.
What is weather?
"Because the author did this...the impact was...."
This is an example of a _________ strategy.
What is analysis?
Who is Martha?
The search for answers in an answerless world.
What is the absurd?
She ate some of your essays and is referred to as "Ms. Matos' child".
Who is Sophie?
The ugly, embarrassing, problematic parts of ourselves that we attempt to conceal from the world. The worst version of you.
What is the shadow self?
These sentences should reference the HOW in your intro paragraph.
What are topic sentences?
This character is connected to the motif of property and ownership in Song of Solomon.
Who is Macon Dead?
Light and playful form of satire
What is Horatian Satire?
This is the date and time of the AP Literature Exam.
What is May 3 at 8:00 AM?
The belief that life is completely meaningless.
What is Nihilism?
3 essays in ______ minutes is all you get to write on the AP exam.
This character was created from scraps of skin and organs from other animals.
Who is The Monster?
A reference to someone or something that is known in history, culture, literature, etc.
What is allusion?
This is Ms. Matos' favorite author
Who is Toni Morrison?
The double of a character that exists in gothic literature; another character that mirrors itself.
What is a doppleganger?
This is writing style to provide evidence that substitutes quoting directly from a text.
What is paraphrasing?
This character was used as a scapegoat for all of the Farms problems once Napoleon took over.
Who is Snowball?
A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand to represent something else.
What is allegory?
"I just..."
This is a phrase Ms. Matos often tells students when they ask her a question about the school.
What is "work here"?