American History
Which war impacted American literature during the American Romanticism era (1790-1850)?
What is the Civil War
This bird came to visit an unnamed speaker, morans his lost love, Lenore.
What is "The Raven"
This story about a high school girl falling in love with a vampire is written by Stephanie Myer.
What is Twilight
This element is seen through the Romanticism era; you can see it outside!
What is Nature
Edgar Allen Poe struggled with this substance.
What is Alcohol?
This revolution was responsible for building new factories within the northeast of the country.
What is the Industrial Revolution
A poem by John Polidori, which was written about vampires, inspired Mary Shelly to write this novel.
What is Frankinstine
This team and their friendly canine go on adventures finding ghosts and monsters wrecking local cities.
What is Scooby-Do
Romanticism prized this over reason and logic.
What is Emotions/inution
Poe is considered the most profetic author of this genre.
What is Gothic Literature
This concept has been associated with expanding westward—otherwise, a famous painting of an angel leading new settlers westward.
What is Manifest Destiny
This topic is a popular theme in Gothic literature and is best represented in Tell-Tale Heart.
What is Madness (will accept guilt)
This Netflix series is based on a short story by Edgar Allen Poe about a rich man who is visited by his old friend.
What is the House of Usher
This mysterious element was just celebrated in America on October 31st. In some cultures, it might be referred to as the Day of the Dead.
What is the Supernatural
Poe was not just an author but also responsible for doing this to magazines.
What is an Editor?
Education was expanding in America, and as a result of fireside poets, this rate went up in the United States.
What is Literacy (will accept reading or writing)
This Prized Gothic story is about a British Barber who murders people and uses their bodies to bake into pies.
What is Sweeny Todd
In this classic film, a girl's family buys a new house, and she encounters a piece of paper with this character's name written on it. Once said three times, he appears.
What is betelgeuse
This element focuses on people escaping institutions and government to be their person.
What is Individualism
Poe's work reflects this side of humanity.
What is the dark side?
This compromise in 1820 and again in 1850 tried to balance free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise
In this short story, the main character chooses to spend the night in an allegedly haunted room colored bright red in Lorraine Castle.
What is The Red Room
In this movie inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this boy has scissors for his hands.
What is Edward Scissor Hands
These legends were often used as inspiration to write stories and fiction literature.
What is Folklore
Poe was born is this famous city in Massachusetts.
What is Boston