Literature Terms
Gothic Literature
Poe
Mythology 2
Mythology
100
What is a protagonist?
The main character
100
How many elements of Gothic Literature are there?
6
100
What is one topic from Cask of Amontillado?
Revenge and Pride
100
What is one thing we see in many creation myths?
Cosmic eggs, Void/darkness/water, Themes of birth, Good/Evil extremes, sky/earth gods and goddesses, etc
100
What is mythology?
A collection of myths
200
What are characters?
The people/animals/living objects in the story
200
DOUBLE POINTS
What Gothic Literature story did you like most? and Why
You can say almost anything!
200
Name a symbol from Fall of the House of Usher and what it means.
Window, Song, Crack in the house
200
How many worlds are there in Norse Mythology?
(100 Bonus points for any you can name)
Nine
(Asgard, Alfhelm, Nidavellir, Midgard, Jotunheim, Vanaheim, Niflheim, Muspell, Hel)
200
How are Thor and Odin related?
They are father and son
300
What is the word for "What happens in a story"?
Plot
300
What is another word for "Love"?
Romance
300
What is this a symbol of? 
That you can be so sad that you can't think right. Grief overtaking logic, etc
300
What kind of animal is Audhumla?
A Cow
300
Why does Odin give up his eye?
To gain wisdom
400
What are connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the feelings behind the words and denotation is the meaning
400
Gothic Literature is all about hauntings from the __________.
Past!
400
What Story is this? 
The Cask of Amontillado.
400
What are the two groups of gods in Norse Mythology called?
Aesir and Vanir
400
Why do people create mythology?
To explain the world/to find comfort in the world/to understand things.
500
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else
500
Name something supernatural.
Ghost, monster, spirit, etc etc NOT Aliens
500
DOUBLE POINTS:
What Edgar Allan Poe story has symbols of an eye and a heart beat?
What do both of these symbols mean?
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Heart: Guilt
The eye: Many things
500
Who is Ratatosk?
A squirrel that carries messages up and down Yggdrasil
500
How are Odin and Loki related?
They are blood brothers
600
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
600
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
600
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
600
How are location and culture connected when talking about mythology?
It shapes how the myths are created. Cultures with no winter won't have winter gods. Cultures that rely on animals will have a lot of them in their myths.
600
What two things did the Old Norse value?
Oaths and Hospitality