Frankenstein
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100

What is the main characters name?

Victor

100

What is irony?

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

100

What is gothic literature?

Gothic literature is a genre of literature that combines dark elements, spooky settings, conflicted and disturbed characters into a whimsically horrific, often romantic, story.

200

Who does he marry/intend to marry?

Elizabeth


200

What is sarcasm?

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

200

What is romantic literature?

literature depicting emotional matter in an imaginative form.

300

What is the main characters best friends name?

Henry Clerval

300

What is a flashback?

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

300

What is science fiction?

fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets.


400

How many chapters are in the book?

24

400

What is a flash-forward?

events that will happen at a later time than the main story.

400

What is a poem?

a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.

500

Who wrote the book?

Mary Shelley

500

What is an understatement?

the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

500

What is a short story?

a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.