Gothic Literature
How many elements of Gothic Literature are there?
What is a protagonist?
The main character
Demeter
Who is the goddess of marriage
Hera
What pronouns does third person point of view use?
"They" "He" "She"
In The Raven what is the raven a symbol of?
Grief
What is one element of gothic literature?
The Past
Romance
Fear and Mystery
Vilnians and Antiheroes
Supernatural
Nightmares and Omens
What are characters?
The people/animals/living objects in the story
This is the King of the gods and father of Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, and many others.
Zeus
What is Dionysus the god of?
Wine, Parties, fun
What point of view uses "I", "We", and "us" as pronouns?
First person POV
What story are Montresor and Fortunato from?
The Cask of Amontillado
What is another word for "Love"?
Romance
Plot
Which god gave up their spot in the Olympians?
Hestia
What is Aphrodite the god of?
Beauty and Love
What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator that does not tell the truth
What happens in The Tell Tale Heart?
The narrator kills their roommate and buries the body under the floor.
Gothic Literature is all about hauntings from the __________.
Past!
What is foreshadowing?
A hint of sign that something will happen.
What is Hephaestus the god of?
Making things/Creating things/The forge/Blacksmithing
What is Hades the god of?
The Underworld/Dead (Not Death)
Why does an author choose to use an unreliable narrator?
Many reasons!
What does the Bust of Athena represent in The Raven?
Wisdom
Name something supernatural.
Ghost, monster, spirit, etc etc NOT Aliens
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else
Who is the god of Spring and Queen of the underworld
Persephone
What two gods are the gods of war? What parts of war are they?
Ares- Violent war
Athena- Strategy.
What pronouns does second person point of view use?
You
What Edgar Allan Poe story is about lost love?
The Raven
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 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
These twins are the god of the Sun and Moon.
Apollo and Artemis
Which god is known as the Earth Shaker?
Poseidon.
DOUBLE POINTS
What are all five types of unreliable narrator and what do they do?
Liar- Not telling the truth
Picaro- Makes things more dramatic
Insane- Crazy/Can't tell they're lying
Naïve: Too young/innocent
Outsider: Not from the culture
What is one topic from The Tell-Tale Heart?
Insanity vs Sanity
Guilt