Gothic genre
Edgar Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher
100

Give 3 elements that make a gothic story

100

What's his nationality?

100

Who is the Narrator?

200

Give the name of a gothic novel other than The Fall of the House of Usher

200

When and where was he born?


January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.

200

What feeling prevails upon the Narrator's arrival at Usher's house?

300

Give a synonym of horror

300

What genre has he invented?

detective stories

300

What is the House compared to?

400

Talk about the context in which the gothic genre was born

400

Who did he marry? How old was she? How were they connected?

400

What's Roderick Usher's problem?

500

How do you call the literary device that enables the narrator to give hints to the reader about what's going to happen?

500

Give the name of another short story by Poe

500

What element set the plot in motion?