Gothic Elements
This emotion is defined as 'A state of anxiety or excitement caused by mysteriousness, uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness.'
What is suspense?
This place was visited by a Byronic Hero who discovered it was haunted by fear.
What is the Red Room?
This literary device compares two things using the words 'like' and 'as'.
What is a simile?
This building was upgraded over the 2024/25 Summer holidays.
What is the MPC?
Ms Bates teaches this subject, as well as English.
What is History?
This term, starting with 'S', is often used to describe Gothic settings.
What is sinister?
This sound symbolised the narrator's guilt in The Tell Tale Heart.
What is the beating heart?
'The babbling brook bubbled quietly' is an example of this technique.
What is alliteration?
This person took over the role of Year 10 Coordinator this year.
Who is Ms Brown?
Ms Bates moved from this city to the Sunshine Coast earlier this year.
What is Adelaide?
This element DOES NOT feature heavily in Gothic literature (more in horror texts).
What is violence (or gore)?
This phrase was spoken repeatedly by the Raven in Edgar Allan Poe's poem.
What is 'nevermore'
These five things are used in sensory imagery.
What are sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste?
These three classrooms can be found in an area nicknamed the Dungeon.
What are Room 1, Room 2, and Room 3.
This game is Ms Bates' favourite brain break to play with her classes.
What is Scattegories?
This common Gothic symbol often represents hidden secrets and repressed memories.
What is a locked door?
These three Edgar Allan Poe texts were performed by Grin and Tonic to the Y9 cohort this term.
What are Berenice, The Raven, and The Tell Tale Heart
This technique is often used to describe a character's emotions.
What is 'show don't tell'?
This house won the Swim Carnival this year.
What is Acacia?
Ms Bates taught at this school in Adelaide before moving.
What is St John's?
This theme often appears in Gothic texts and connects to the idea of unseen horrors.
What is psychological fear?
This Tim Burton short film was played by Ms Bates at the start of the year to introduce the Gothic genre.
What is Vincent?
The narrator in The Tell Tale Heart is an example of this unique narration style.
What is unreliable narration?
Who is Mrs Anning?
Ms Bates' family dog is this breed.
What is a Golden Retriever?