History
Literary Influence
Ode on Melancholy Facts
Poem Literary Devices
Poem Content Analysis
100

What book from the Gothic Era have we already read from this class?

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

100

What is the purpose of Gothic Literature?

To terrify the audience and keep them on edge. 

100

Who is the author of "Ode on Melancholy"?

John Keats

100

Much of the effectiveness of this poem derives from the concrete imagery. What is concrete imagery?

Vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses (things you can see, touch, hear)

100

Is the poem calling for alertness and vigilance, or drowsiness and weariness?

Alertness and vigilance

200

Where did the Gothic period take place?

Europe/America

200

What genre of literature today is influenced by the Gothic Period?

Horror/ Stories of the supernatural 

200

What is the meter of "Ode on Melancholy"?

Iambic Pentameter

200

What is the tone of this poem? (Don’t say melancholic or sad)

Many possible answers: desolate, lugubrious, ominous etc.

200

What are two things the author is telling readers NOT to do in the first stanza?

Forget their sorrows and take poison/commit suicide

300

What other literary movement took place around the same time as the Gothic period?

The Romantic Period

300

Name a modern author who's work relies heavily on influences from the Gothic Period

Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, etc. 

300

Who is the narrator speaking to in the poem?

Directly to the reader/ To Keats's own mind

300

What literary device is used in line 22 in regards to Joy?

Personification

300

In line 7, what is Psyche referring to?

Greek goddess of the soul (or the human soul, mind, and spirit)

400

What time period did the Gothic writing movement take place?

1765-1820

400

How many novels has Steven King written?

58!

400

What year was the poem written?

1819

400

The author references Greek mythology throughout the poem. Name the literary device and two lines where Greek mythology is referenced.

Allusion; line 1, line 4, line 7

400

Why are certain words capitalized in the third stanza?

The author is depicting Melancholy as a goddess, dwelling alongside other ‘deities’ including Joy, Pleasure, and Beauty. Capitalized for importance/personification.

500

What is the name of the person who wrote Dracula?

Bram Stoker

500

What is Gothic machine? Give an example.

Gothic machine is a literary device used to create terror in the reader. It can vary from supernatural beings to unexplained events in the story that leave the reader in fear. 

500

Name another Ode composed by the author.

"To Autumn" or "Ode to Psyche" etc. 

500

The author uses juxtaposition to represent contrasting ideas throughout the poem. Give line numbers as an example of where juxtaposition is used.

Multiple possible answers including line 21 beauty vs. death; lines 9-10 drowsy vs. wakeful

500

What does the word melancholy mean in a literal sense? (Think of the prefixes melan + chol)

Black Bile