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Transcendentalism
Gothic Literature
Authors
Literary Devices
Story Elements
100
Transcendentalists believed that man could connect with God through this instead of conventional religion.
What is nature
100
Dark Romanticism or a this of Romanticism that fed off of American Transcendentalism.
What is sub category
100
The author who spent 2 years at Walden Pond contemplating the power of the individual
Who is Thoreau
100
Give an example of alliteration
Answers vary. Example: Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
100
Romeo and Juliet is an example of which gothic story element?
What is powerful love/ love parted by family feud.
200
Transcendentalist thinkers valued this, or gut instinct, as opposed to reason.
Intuition
200
Dark Romantics were this by Transcendentalists but did not completely embrace all of their ideas.
What is influenced.
200
The author of “Self-Reliance” who was close with Thoreau and lent him the home at Walden Pond
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson
200
Where are some likely places to find examples of alliteration?
What are song lyrics and novels.
200
Rain or water is an example of this type of symbol
What is primordial
300
Individualists such as a these men were inspired by Transcendentalist thinkers.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
300
The Dark Romantics were much less this about nature and mankind as a whole.
What is optimistic
300
Author of works such as “The Raven” and “The Cask of Amontillado,” Commonly known as the father of modern horror
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
300
What purpose does repetition serve in a piece of literature.
What rhythm, flow Strengthening a point or theme persuasion
300
Doors creaking down an empty hallway and floorboards creaking are examples of what element?
What is metonymy of gloom and horror.
400
In “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving, these events are considered “Romantic,” or fitting for the Romantic period.
What is supernatural elements, Romantic Hero, respect for nature.
400
Gothic writers focused on the this side of human nature.
What is the dark side
400
Author that was preoccupied with his Puritan past and abhorred the restrictive and shaming lifestyle of his ancestors Viewed Puritans as hypocritical
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne
400
Figurative language that compares two things using "is" or "was."
What is a metaphor.
400
Give at least three examples of appropriate themes for a piece of gothic literature.
Answers vary. Lost love, people are essentially evil, trust no one
500
What is people enjoy horror and examining the unconscious desires of the human mind. Suspense, mystery We often find realistic horror much more terrifying than unrealistic creations. What is metonymy of gloom and horror, gothic elements, vocabulary of the gothic, primordial symbols and romance.
Despite the optimism of the Transcendentalist, most people prefer to read gothic literature. Give 3 reasons why that is. Also, give 3 essential elements necessary to creating a gothic story.
500
Poe's focus his literature predominantly on these themes
What is insanity, lost love and violence
500
Name at least 2 of the stories we read in this unit and their major themes.
What is The Raven- insanity/ lost love The Black Cat- insanity/ murder/ lost touch with reality Young Goodman Brown- Loss of faith
500
"The rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora’s box of crimes." Is an example of
What is allusion
500
A strong gothic story should contain all of the following
Gothic elements, the metonymy of gloom and horror, primordial symbols, gothic vocabulary, elements of romance.