Gothic Literature
Point of View
Literature Terms
Poe
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How many elements of Gothic Literature are there? 

6
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What pronouns does 1st person point of view use?

I, We, Us, me

100

What is a protagonist? 

The main character

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What is one topic from Cask of Amontillado?

Revenge and Pride

100

What Pop Star became the main character in a student adaptation of Fall of the House of Usher?

Justin Beiber

200

DOUBLE POINTS

What Gothic Literature story did you like most? and Why

You can say almost anything! 

200

What point of view is Cask of Amontillado in?

First person

200

What are characters?

The people/animals/living objects in the story

200

What is this a symbol of? 

That you can be so sad that you can't think right. Grief overtaking logic, etc

200

What yellow cartoon character did an adaptation of Tell Tale Heart?

Spongebob

300

What is another word for "Love"?

Romance

300

What pronouns does third person point of view use?

He, him, they, them, she, her
300
What is the word for "What happens in a story"?

Plot

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Name a symbol from Fall of the House of Usher and what it means. 

Window, Song, Crack in the house

300

What title do we use for Sascha?

Mx or none

400

Gothic Literature is all about hauntings from the __________.

Past!

400

What point of view is this? 

"It's very early in the morning when you wake up. You know that you could go back to sleep, but you're hungry. You decide you need to wake up the Food Giver, but they are so tired."

Second Person 

400

What are connotation and denotation? 

Connotation is the feelings behind the words and denotation is the meaning

400

What Story is this? 

The Cask of Amontillado. 

400

Do you want 400 free points?

Yes!

500

Name something supernatural.

Ghost, monster, spirit, etc etc NOT Aliens

500

What pronouns does Second person Point of view use? 

You, your.

500

What is a symbol? 

Something that stands for something else

500

DOUBLE POINTS: 

What Edgar Allan Poe story has symbols of an eye and a heart beat? 

The Tell-Tale Heart

500

What do we say on Halloween?

Trick or Treat!

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 the difference between Third person limited and third person omniscient? 

Limited: You only get one character's thoughts

Omniscient: You get all the character's thoughts. 

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 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

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)