WorksheetsGothic Literature
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
'An implication or feeling that something bad will happen later in the story' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?
Foreshadowing
Tension
Foreboding
Fear
What is Frankenstein?
A monster created by a crazy scientist
An undead zombie
A supernatural being
A man
What technique is this an example of? 'The trees watched over the boy as he walked through the dark forest.'
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
'An event or creature that seems to come from something beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?
The Supernatural
The Uncanny
Foreboding
Haunting
Which of the texts you have studied so far at Sandringham could be considered Gothic? (select all that apply)
Animal Farm
Coraline
Romeo & Juliet
A Christmas Carol
The Monkey's Paw
Which one of these is an example of a simile?
The sparkling stars shone down on the girl.
The sparkling stars shone down on the girl; diamonds in the night-sky.
The sparking stars shone down on the girl like diamonds in the night-sky.
The sparkling stars looked down on the girl.
Who is one of the most famous Vampires in Gothic literature?
Count Dracula
Van Helsing
Bram Stoker
Count von Count
'When the weather is used to symbolise or represent emotion' - Which technique is this the definition for?
Personification
Pathetic fallacy
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Which of these is a metaphor?
The creature was like ice; everything around him became frozen in its spot.
The creature was ice; everything around him became frozen in its spot.
The creature made all those around him cold.
The creature was like ice; even the shelves shivered in his presence.
Why do you think people enjoy Gothic literature?
What would we NOT expect to find in a Gothic setting?
Graveyard
Old house
Busy crowds
Forest
What was your favourite piece of Gothic literature you read this half-term and why?
In the story 'The Tell-Tale Heart', what body part of the victim did the murderer become fixated on?
Ear
Eye
Nose
Heart
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Neil Gaiman
Mary Shelley
Edgar Allan Poe
George Orwell
'The building of emotion before something happens.' - Which Gothic feature is this the definition for?
Tension
Foreboding
Anxiety
The Uncanny
