Gothic Lit
AP Essays
Books and Characters
Vocab
Random Qs
100

This novel is considered to be a major part of the Gothic Literature genre. 

What is Frankenstein? 

100

This is based off of the topic an essay prompt is asking you to write about. 

What is a thematic statement? 

100

This character's name is based off of the Jesus' enemy in the Bible. 

Who is Pilate? 

100

This is the use of sentence structure by an author to impact the reader's understanding of the story. 

What is Syntax? 

100

Ms. Matos shares this hometown with a basketball player fondly known as "The King" 

What is Akron, Oh? 

200

This element is often used in gothic literature to create imagery for the reader. 

What is weather? 

200

"Because the author did this...the impact was...." 

This is an example of a _________ strategy. 

What is analysis? 

200
This character's father was the president of the university who hated her husband, even though he employed him.

Who is Martha? 

200

The search for answers in an answerless world. 

What is the absurd? 

200

She ate some of your essays and is referred to as "Ms. Matos' child". 

Who is Sophie? 

300

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? 

300

These sentences should reference the HOW in your intro paragraph. 

What are topic sentences? 

300

This character is connected to the motif of property and ownership in Song of Solomon. 

Who is Macon Dead? 

300

Light and playful form of satire 

What is Horatian Satire? 

300

This is the date and time of the AP Literature Exam. 

What is May 3 at 8:00 AM? 

400

The belief that life is completely meaningless. 

What is Nihilism? 

400

3 essays in ______ minutes is all you get to write on the AP exam. 

What is 120 minutes? 
400

This character was created from scraps of skin and organs from other animals. 

Who is The Monster? 

400

A reference to someone or something that is known in history, culture, literature, etc. 

What is allusion? 

400

This is Ms. Matos' favorite author 

Who is Toni Morrison? 

500

The double of a character that exists in gothic literature; another character that mirrors itself. 

What is a doppleganger? 

500

This is writing style to provide evidence that substitutes quoting directly from a text. 

What is paraphrasing? 

500

This character was used as a scapegoat for all of the Farms problems once Napoleon took over. 

Who is Snowball? 

500

A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand to represent something else. 

What is allegory? 

500

"I just..." 

This is a phrase Ms. Matos often tells students when they ask her a question about the school. 

What is "work here"? 

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