American Dark Romanticism

All of the following are elements of Dark Romanticism except

• Creepy Symbolism

• Sin

• Horrific Themes

• The Psychological effect of guilt or sin

To a Dark Romantic a rose may be a symbol of

• hope

• love

• beauty

• loss

Core beliefs of the Dark Romantics

• evil is everywhere

• humans have the potential for sin

• human nature has a dark side

• all of the above

Gothic literature:

• explores the human capacity for evil

• has an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom

• is a philosophy which holds truth can be found through intuition better than reason

• has authors representing social conditions as they are without idealization

Edgar Allen Poe was a transcendentalist.

• True

• False

The Dark Romantic literature in this period is also known as Gothic literature.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an element of Gothic fiction

• Confusing story lines

• Heightened vocabulary

• Supernatural events

• Symbolism

Gothic literature was also called...

• Joyful romanticism

• Dark romanticism

• Sad romanticism

Gothic literature was associated with ...

• the Enlightenment

• Romanticism

• Realism

Gothic litterature is often associated with ... :

• reason

• imagination

• feelings

• objectivity