Dark Romanticism

What is tone in literature?

• The author's attitude towards the subject

• The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

• The symbolism present in a story.

• A story that teaches a lesson.

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What is mood in literature?

• The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

• The way that an author uses symbols in a text.

• The author's attitude towards the subject.

• The lesson that is taught in a short story.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism?

• Nature is dark and mysterious.

• People are sinful.

• Supernatural elements.

• Positive about human potential.

Dark Romantics believe nature is a deeply spiritual force.

• True

• False

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Dark Romantics could be called the optimists of this style.

• True

• False

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Gothic Literature is another name for Dark Romanticism

• true

• false

To a Dark Romantic a rose may be a symbol of

• hope

• love

• beauty

• loss

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Dark Romantics believed that evil and sin were hard to identify and that they lead to self destruction.

• True

• False

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What did the dark romantics focus on as subject matter?

• how nature is comforting

• the twisted inner workings of the human mind

• the beauty of the spiritual realm

• sordid love stories

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Which of the following authors was NOT a dark romantic writer?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Washington Irving

• William Shakespeare

• Herman Melville

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