What happens when the house is fully taken over?
The brother and sister leave the house and throw away the key
Usher's friend
Who is "The narrator"?
Name a tone / feeling typically associated with gothic lit
What is sad / dark / depressing / creepy?
What is a vestibule?
ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice:
The flag was blown around by the wind.
What is PASSIVE?
What happens when Usher and Madeline destroy each other?
The house of Usher falls down / collapses
The two names of the Usher siblings
Who are Madeline and Roderick?
Name a setting that is common to gothic literature
What is an old house? Or a remote / isolated setting?
The type of sound you hear underwater
What is muffled?
Fix this sentence:
My youngest daughter, Cordelia loves me the most.
Add a COMMA after Cordelia
What happens when Roderick sends the letter?
The narrator comes to visit him
The name of the sister in "House Taken Over"
Who is Irene?
True or False: Gothic Literature often includes elements of the supernatural
Something uncontrolled, rough, and uneven
What is tumultuous?
Fix this sentence:
Ophelia wasn't crazy she just needed someone to listen to her.
Ophelia wasn't crazy; she just needed someone to listen to her.
What happens when Madeline dies?
Roderick buries her in the creepy tomb
The group of people that Roderick views with suspicion
Who are the doctors?
The century in which gothic literature was popularized
1800s / 19th century
The falling apart or separation of something
What is dissolution?
Use the correct form of the verb:
The House of Usher was ______________________.
(annihilate)
Annihilated
For an extra 100 points, is this active or passive voice?
They move into the front part
The "people" who take over the house
Who are ???????
Name any larger symbolic meaning behind gothic literature.
What is _______________ ?
A ghastly or ghostly pale complexion
What is pallor?
What is the difference between antique and antiquity?
Antiquity = noun