Romantic Elements
Gothic Literature is known for the inclusion of elements of "Romance". The two types of romance included in Gothic literature refer to themes of...
What is Nature/Man (transcendentalism) and Love?
What is the general atmosphere/mood of most gothic works of literature?
Dark, depressing, fearful
This element of Gothic language may make the largest impact on setting and sustaining the Gothic atmosphere.
What is Gothic Vocabulary?
Many Fairy Tales were originally written as this.
What are Cautionary Tales?
List the five stages of Plot in the order they are presented in a narrative.
What are Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution?
This is the most well-known gothic author and she is known for her works, such as Frankenstein, that include elements of Romanticism.
Who is Mary Shelley?
Name one element of gothic literature.
What is Mystery, fear, omens, curses, supernatural, emotional distress, etc.
This common Gothic figurative language element is used to exaggerate the emotion, atmosphere, and characters in Gothic Lit.
What are Hyperbolic phrases?
These German Brothers were known to have spent many years gathering over 200 accounts of fairy tales to eventually craft a collection of their own, which is still celebrated to this day!
Who are Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm?
This narrative element may have the most impact on the Gothic genre, as it sets the stage for all events within the story.
What is Setting?
What are some the two most used literary techniques in romantic literature?
Imagery and personification
Gothic Literature often explores these existential themes (3).
What are Madness, Morality, and Man vs. God/Nature?
Name two examples of Metonymy.
Creeking door hinges, distant howling, rain on a sad day, gloomy or stormy skies, footsteps approaching, slamming doors, etc.
This well-known tale uses children to caution against trusting strangers while teaching a lesson about dealing with trauma as an adult.
What is Hansel and Gretel?
This Narrative element is used to influence the characters to make a decision and carves out the action of the story.
What is Conflict?
During this century romanticism was one of the most prominent movements.
What is the 19th century?
What are some other forms of art that are deemed gothic?
Architecture, painting, etc.
This is the term used for the sub-genre of metaphor that uses cliché phrasing, as well as action in the setting and events, to influence mood and foreshadowing.
What is Metonymy?
This well-known tale includes a caution against judging a book by its cover, while teaching a lesson about the dangers of trying too hard to fit a certain image.
What is Ashputtel (Cinderella)?
This type of character is often used in Gothic literature, which questions what is true good and true evil.
What is the Anti-hero?
These, while not always considered Gothic, incorporate many of the same themes and also incorporate elements of Romance.
What are Grimm's Fairy Tales?
These Gothic Language Elements impact the atmosphere of Gothic Literature and are found in ALL examples of written Gothic Literature (3).
What are Vocabulary, Metonymy, and Hyperbolic Phrases?
What is Metonymy?
This well-known tale includes gothic elements such as a damsel in distress and tyrannical men while teaching the lesson that one should never focus on material things and always keep their promises.
What is The Frog Prince?
What is the most common resolution to conflict in Fairy Tales?
What is death?