Vocabulary
this word means kind
What is benevolent?
he was the Creature's first victim
Who is William?
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
literature that includes dark settings and/or supernatural events
What is Gothic literature?
this word means a verbal or physical confrontation
What is altercation?
She was seen as the Frankensteins' caregiver after Caroline died
Who is Elizabeth?
What is a couplet?
the use of similar sounds in two or more consecutive words
What is alliteration?
literature that focuses on emotion and nature
What is Romanticism?
this word means to care more for others than yourself
What is altruism?
This family taught the creature about kindness
Who are the Delaceys?
a four line stanza in poetry
What is a quatrain?
when someone or something famous is referenced in a literary work
What is an allusion?
a story embedded into another story
What is a framed narrative?
this word means to scold
What is berate?
This girl was convicted for the murder of William
Who is Justine?
a literary device that uses a part of something to refer the whole
What is synecdoche?
When the author offers hints of what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
the idea that our personalities our formed by our environment, not our genetic make up
What is Nature vs. Nurture?
this word means to outstandingly bad or shocking
What is egregious?
This character served as a foil for Victor Frankenstein?
Who is Henry Clerval?
a unstressed syllable followed by an stressed syllable
What is an iamb?
a phrase that appears to be contradictory, but implies some truth
What is a paradox?
the term used to represent a TYPICAL character or story
What is an archetype?