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WorksheetsGothic Conventions Starter
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
When was the first Gothic novel (The Castle of Otranto) written/published?
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?
Castles
Happy endings
Curses
Gothic fiction has a strong feeling of FOREBODING, but what is this?
A feeling that everything is about to change
A feeling that something good will happen
A feeling that something bad will happen
What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?
Humour
Nightmares
Storms
What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?
Dramatic language/ writing
Monsters
Beaches
Which story looks and sounds LEAST Gothic?
Gothic fiction has supernatural elements, but what does supernatural mean?
Unnatural
To do with nature
Natural
Great
Which of these IS a Gothic text?
Othello
Frankenstein
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
What is Gothic fiction?
A style of fiction full of mystery, horror and gloom
Frightening fiction written in the Victorian period
Another term for a ghost story.
