This word is defined as something that is difficult or often impossible to explain
*Como un enigma
What is mystery (el misterio)
100
This sound usually occurs when someone enters a room through a door
What is the grating or screeching of a door hinge
100
This is the main theme in El Almohadon de Plumas
*Piensen sobre el relacio contro los caracteres y como afecta los dos
What is lack of compassion and love can lead to misery and death
100
This is the most common setting for Gothic stories
What is a castle
100
Parted lovers usually show this emotion
* :(
What is sorrow
200
This word is used to describe superstitious occurrences (for example, when an all black cat crosses one's path)
*Usualmente es una señal del futuro
What is an omen
(el presagio o el augurio)
200
Ghosts and ghouls make this sound to create a spooky atmosphere
What is a moan
200
This Mexican holiday has several elements of Gothic Literature
What is El Dia de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
200
This element is used in settings of Gothic Lit to create actions that give off haunted feelings
Ex: blowing out candles, slamming doors shut, or rattling windows
*Un elemento de la naturaleza
What is wind
200
This emotion is most commonly displayed by weak and frantic female characters
*Cuando algo asustadizo pasa
What is fear
300
This is a vocabulary word that is most often evoked in Gothic Literature, especially leading up to the end of the story
*Un elemento común de lituratura
What is suspense (el suspenso)
300
This noise is made by a person in distress and lends to a feeling of anxiety and suspense in the reader
*Normalmente, ocurre durante el ejercicio
What is heavy breathing
300
The moon and a mountain are the setting for what event to take place
*Es un animal
What is wolf howling
300
This is the typical weather in Gothic Lit
What is rain (thunder and lightening)
300
This is the first emotion that you feel when something pops out at you or sneaks up on you
* !Pero no siempre de algo malo!
What is surprise
400
This is the Spanish word for shiver
What is escalofrio
400
This sound is heard everyday, but seems eerie in Gothic Lit when used in supposedly empty hallways to give the sense that someone else is present
*Pensar: zapatos
What are footsteps
400
This theme is evident in most Gothic Lit, and is especially evident between Alicia and Jordan in El Almahadon de Plumas
*Una tema general
What is el amor
400
The following are elements in El Almohadon de Plumas that give the house a cold and scary feel
*Son tres
What are empty walls, marble, and large size
400
When a woman has multiple suitors, the suitors usually have these two feeling towards each other
What are jealousy and anger
500
This American author is most similar to Horacio Quiroga
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
500
This sound is sometimes associated with mad scientists, and can lend to an air of scariness
What is crazed laughter (mwahaha)
500
This is the word for a type of metaphor in which something is used to represent another and is utilized very often in Gothic Literature
Ex: rain representing sorrow (por ejemplo cuando la lluvia representa la tristeza)
What is metonymy
500
Your mother reminds you not to do this, but in Gothic Lit it sets a tone of mystery
*Es malo porque es un desperdicio de la electricidad
What is lights on in abandoned rooms
500
The emotions of characters in Gothic Lit would be described as this
*Cuando muy nervioso