Elements of Gothic Horror Genre
True or False
A possible setting for a Gothic Horror narrative is a gloomy mansion.
True
What type of figurative language is this:
The empty windows looked like eyes gazing at me
What effect does it create?
personification
creates a scary mood
A descriptive way to say: a dark day
( in paragraph 1)
a dull and dark autumn day, when the clouds hung low in the sky
What figurative language is used in (the silent lake)
personification- comparing the lake in its quietness, to a silent person. This adds to the atmosphere of darkens and gloom.
Other ways to say: I was scared
I tried to hide my feelings of terror
Choose the correct answer:
An uncommon feature of characters in a Gothic Horror narrative is :
(mental illness- having a curse - having a positive attitude)
positive attitude
Around the mansion hung an atmosphere of death. What figurative language is this?
metaphor - comparing the dreary atmosphere to death.
A powerful way to say: the scary, sad house
(paragraph 1)
The melancholy house of Usher, the mansion of gloom
A powerful way to say ( the wind was so strong) in P10
the violent storm nearly lifted us from our feet
How to describe a dark night in an interesting way?
it was a moonless, stormy night
A feature of Gothic narrative in paragraph 7 is
dead bodies- coffins - deciding to keep the cogin in the house
What figurative language is (I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow)
(personification- simile - imagery)
imagery: conveys the sense of gloom around the house.
Mention three powerful descriptive words/ phrases to create a sense of gloom/an eerie depressed mood
(Paragraph 2)
1- it gave me a sense of insufferable gloom
2-the empty windows looked like eyes gazing at me
3-the vacant eye-like windows game me a shudder
4- there was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart
mention 2 visual descriptions of the room in p9
the gloomy furniture in the room
the dark curtains
A powerful way to say: (I felt so scared) in P6.
I watched her with an utter astonishment and dread.
A common feature of characters in Gothic Horror in p8
the mental disorder starting to worsen
In P8, His condition creeped upon me. What figurative language is this?
(personification- metaphor)
metaphor - comparing fear to a snake, or a monster that creeps.
Mention 3 ways to describe the setting that gave a sense of darkness and gloom(P4)
decayed trees
the grey walls
the silent lake
In p9, there is a powerful expression to say: I was so scared, so I left the room. What is it?
Overpowered by an intense feeling of horror, I decided to get up and leave the room.
In P6, What is a powerful way to say : the sadness that Usher felt was because his sister was sick.
The gloom that pervaded Usher was because the illness of his sister
A feature of Gothic horror in P11
a scream coming from an unknown place
In P9, what is a figurative way of saying: I couldn't fall asleep at all.
sleep didnt come near my couch.
Mention 3 sensory description phrases in P4 descripting how the house looked, the silence, how was the interior of the house.
grey walls
in silence
dark winding passages
the carvings on the ceilings
the blackness of the floor
Powerful description of a character with mental disorder in P8
He roamed the house in hurried steps, and his face had a ghastly hue.
Poe used 2 powerful adjectives to describe the word (gloom) in P2 and again in P5. What are they?
insufferable gloom
irredeemable gloom