Edgar Allan POE and the Gothic genre

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What is a typical setting in a gothic tale?

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A bleak and remote place.

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The main character in a gothic tale ...

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experiences physical or psychological torments

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What are the 4 elements which enable us to define whether (if) a piece of writing belongs to the gothic genre? Options: Setting, Characters, Epic fights, Treason; Setting, Characters, Plot, The supernatural; Setting, Plot, Special effects, Moral at the end; Setting, Plot, Romantic opening, Historical figures.

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Setting, Characters, Plot, The supernatural

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What did Edgar Allan Poe do for a living?

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He was a writer and a literary critic.