Gothic Literature Elements and some literary devices

Match the following definitions to the figurative language/literary device

• allegory

• idea that things represent other things

• characterization

• process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• symbolism

• a story that conveys a complex, abstract, or difficult message in a symbolic way

• diction

• language choices a write makes to convey an idea, a point of view, set the tone or mood of a piece of writing/the word choice and syntax the writer uses

• dramatic irony

• the reader/audience knows something a character does not know

Match the following definitions to the figurative language/literary device

• indirect characterization

• shows to the reader things that reveal the personality of the character through speech, thoughts, effect on other characters, actions, and looks -- implied

• direct characterization

• the contrast between reality and expectation / the reader expects one thing, but something else happens

• tone

• the author's attitude toward the subject

• mood

• the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader -- the atmosphere

• irony

• tells the reader/audience what the personality of the character

What is situational irony?

• when the audience/reader knows something that a character does not know

• when writer/speaker says one thing but really means the opposite

• when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

• when a reader/write does not reveal the plot until it is nearly resolved

What is verbal irony?

• when the audience/reader knows something that a character does not know

• when writer/speaker says one thing but really means the opposite

• when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

• when a reader/write does not reveal the plot until it is nearly resolved

What is allusion?

• idea that things represent other things

• a word that represents another word

• an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing outside of the text, or even at times to another part of the text

• repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of words

How is Gothic literature characterized?

• humorous characters, futuristic settings, and parody

• idealized settings, feminist characters, and a focus on stream of consciousness

• inspirational plots, reasonable characters, and ordinary situations

• grotesque characters, strange situations, and violent events

True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve satire.

• True

• False

True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve the supernatural or the implication of the supernatural.

• True

• False

True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve wild and untamed nature.

• True

• False

True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve hobbits and dragons.

• True

• False