How many elements of Gothic Literature are there?
What is this book an adaptation of?
The Fall of the House of Usher
What is the main character's name?
Alex Easton
What is a protagonist?
The main character
What is one topic from Cask of Amontillado?
Revenge and Pride
What animal is this?
Platypus
DOUBLE POINTS
What Gothic Literature story did you like most? and Why
You can say almost anything!
Who wrote What Moves the Dead?
T. Kingfisher
Why is Dr. Denton at the House of Usher?
To help the Usher siblings.
What are characters?
The people/animals/living objects in the story
Window, Song, Crack in the house
What yellow cartoon character did an adaptation of Tell Tale Heart?
Spongebob
What is another word for "Love"?
Romance
How are Roderick and Madeline Usher related?
They are brother and sister/siblings
What happens when Alex goes to check on Madeline's body?
Her body is gone
Plot
What is this a symbol of?
That you can be so sad that you can't think right. Grief overtaking logic, etc
What title do we use for Sascha?
Mx or none
Gothic Literature is all about hauntings from the __________.
Past!
What happens to the Hare that the characters shoot?
It keeps moving even after being cut open
What are the Hares and Mushrooms symbols of?
Life and Death
What are connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the feelings behind the words and denotation is the meaning
What Story is this?
The Cask of Amontillado.
What pronouns does Alex Easton use in the book?
Ka/Kan
Name something supernatural.
Ghost, monster, spirit, etc etc NOT Aliens
Who moved Madeline's body?
She got up and walked herself
What do the characters use to destroy the fungi in the lake?
Sulfur to set it on fire
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else
DOUBLE POINTS:
What Edgar Allan Poe story has symbols of an eye and a heart beat?
The Tell-Tale Heart
What do we say on Halloween?
Trick or Treat!
What are the six elements of Gothic Literature?
1. Romance
2. Supernatural
3. Anti-Heroes and Villains
4. Omens/Nightmares
5. Mystery/Fear
6. The Past
What does Mrs. Potter study?
Mycology (Study of Mushrooms)
What is wrong with Madeline Usher?
She has the fungus from the lake living her her body. She is dead and the fungus is keeping her body alive.
What are the three types of Irony? Define them
1. Verbal Irony: you say something but mean the opposite
2. Situational Irony: Something you don't expect to happen, happens.
3. Dramatic Irony: The reader knows things the characters don't
What is one theme of The Cask of Amontillado?
Too much pride will kill you/Pride comes before the fall/Pride leads to bad things.
Revenge is very bad/Revenge makes you do bad things/revenge makes you crazy
Can you name one of Sascha's cats?
Princess (Marie Yakuza, ruler of the universe and queen of my heart)
Sombra (Sophie)
Gunmetal (Latte, acolyte of Chaos and bringer of Destruction)
Persephone (Ann)
Dysthymia (Marvin Hunter)