WorksheetsKey elements in Gothic Literature
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which one of these is NOT a famous dark romantic writer?
Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
Who wrote Frankestein?
Mary Shelley
Edgar Allan Poe
Shirley Jackson
Bram Stoker
Who wrote Dracula?
Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker
Edgar Allan Poe
Shirley Jackson
What stories did Edgar Allan Poe write?
Tell-Tale Heart
The Raven
Cask of Amontillado
Annabel Lee
Write one fact about Edgar Allan Poe
Which fact about Edgar Allan Poe is NOT true?
He married his cousin
He was adopted by John and Frances Allan
He was found dead wearing someone else's clothes
He wrote with a cat on his shoulder
What is gothic literature?
Gothic literature is a genre that combines
dark elements, spooky settings, conflicted and disturbed characters
into a whimsically horrific, often romantic, story.
It’s the darkest portion of Dark Romanticism.
Select all common elements of Gothic Lit.
eerie and mysterious settings
feelings of mystery and fear
character/damsel in distress
supernatural elements
romance
Which one of these does not fit the element of mysterious and eerie settings?
Graveyards
School
Abbeys
Medieval castles
Which one of these is not a common gothic motif?
Howling wind
Singing
Nightmares
Mirrors and reflections
Name a movie, show, novel, or even video game where there is a character/damsel in distress.
Mysterious and Eerie Settings
Graveyards, castles, abbeys
Damsels in Distress
Feelings of oppression, loneliness, and sadness
Supernatural Elements
Inanimate objects coming to life
Feelings of Mystery and Fear
Howling wind, thunder storms, and strange climactic conditions
Romance
Emotion favored over rationalism
How do we feel about this the Gothic Literature unit?
I'm intrigued
Seems like it could be cool
Not really my style
