Key elements in Gothic Literature

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?

• It’s the darkest portion of Dark Romanticism.

• into a whimsically horrific, often romantic, story.

• Gothic literature is a genre that combines

• dark elements, spooky settings, conflicted and disturbed characters

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