Gothic Lit General Knowledge
Common settings in gothic literature
Old houses, castles, ruins, graveyards, forests, dark streets, isolated places. (must include at least 2 of these)
This single line is repeated most throughout the entire poem.
Nevermore
The lottery takes place here on this day
The village square, June 27
Several other classmates have also chosen their topics.
S= Several (plural) V=have (singular) P=their (plural) = does not agree
Mimi and Ginger, my two hamsters, eats lettuce.
S=Naomi (singular) V=lives (singular) = does agree
Country and about when Gothic lit originated.
England late 1700
The literary device that is best exemplified by the phrase "Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor"
Alliteration
Foreshadowing was used in the beginning of the story in this way
The children of the village piling up stones, seeing who can get the largest pile
People of Murfreesboro needs to learn how to drive their cars in traffic.
S= people (plural) V=needs (singular) P= their (plural) = does not agree
Naomi Nye, my favorite poet and essayist, lives in Texas.
S=Naomi (singular) V=lives (singular) = does agree
Adjectives to describe the mood
Creepy, mysterious, dark, suspenseful, eerie,
frightening, gloomy
The theme of the poem
Overwhelming grief, sadness, loss of a loved one leading to madness, etc
The number of years the lottery has taken place
77 Years
A teacher should create their lessons with student success in mind.
S=teacher (singular) V= create (plural) P= their (plural)
The laundry basket next to the pile of clothes are full of socks.
S=basket (singular) V=are (plural) = does not agree
Three kinds of fear
Supernatural, psychological horror, isolation.
Rhyme sequence for this stanza starting with A:
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
This it is and nothing more.”
ABCDDB
This character conducts the annual lottery
Mr Summers
The volunteer board was so amazed at the donations it received
S=board (singular) V=was (singular) P= it (singular) = does agree
The table, which comes with four chairs, are in good condition.
S= table (singular) V=are (plural) = does not agree
Gothic Themes
Fear, death, the unknown, guilt, madness, revenge, isolation, supernatural, good vs evil, etc
The time of year the poem took place. It has this affect on the mood of the poem.
December -- it enhances the darkness/cold feeling of the chamber setting
The order of the drawings
Alphabetical, Head of household for everyone in the village. Then everyone in the family draws from youngest to oldest
Teenagers and elderly has to pay more attention to their driving.
S=teenagers+elderly (plural) V= has (singular) P=their (plural) = does not agree
The sticks, pens, markers, and paper was at the top of the supply list.
S= Sticks, pens, markers, and paper (plural) V= was (singular) = does not agree