Literary Elements
The events of a story
What is plot?
From what viewpoint do Gothic horror authors write?
Psychological
What was strange about Edgar Allan Poe's marriage?
He married his cousin.
"The Raven" is an example of a
What is a poem?
The narrator of the story attempts to convince the reader that he
Is not mad
The time and place in a story
What is setting?
Gothic authors often form images which appeal strongly to the five senses. Their _____________ is often dark, damp, and small.
Setting
Although Poe was very famous throughout Europe, he never
became wealthy
What time of year does The Raven take place?
The narrator believes that the police can hear the beating of the heart as they sit together in the room. They cannot because
it is the narrator's own heart beating loudly from guilt.
Two opposing forces create the ____.
What is conflict?
The setting, characterization, and pacing of Gothic horror establishes the
Mood
In the Tell Tale Heart how does the murderer get rid of the victim's body?
He cuts it up and buries it under the floorboards.
Where does the raven perch immediately after it enters the room?
on the bust of Pallas above the door
The narrator makes his confession to the police because
the sound of the beating heart becomes unbearable.
The way a reader feels as they read.
What is mood?
True or False
Pacing is important in building suspense in the Gothic horror story. Pacing is created by the use of repetition and punctuation, etc.
True
In "The Tell-Tale Heart", in what way has the old man previously wronged the narrator?
In absolutely no way
The empty darkness the speaker finds when he opens the door represents
the void he feels after losing his wife Lenore
When he lets the police into the old man's room, the narrator sits
directly above the hidden corpse.
An object that represents something much deeper.
What is symbolism?
In a Gothic horror story, the main character must always have a
Flaw
How did Edgar Allan Poe die?
We don't know, it's a mystery
Unreasoning grief that cannot be consoled
The theme of "The Raven" is
The narrator imagines the old man's bad eye as the eye of a
Vulture