Tropes

Which quote best relates to the gothic trope darkness?

• It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face...

• I have speculated since, whether there may have been infection in his mind.

• ‘You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.’

• A disagreeable shudder crept over me, but I did my best against it.

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Which quote best relates to the gothic trope strange places?

• It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face...

• I have speculated since, whether there may have been infection in his mind.

• ‘terminating in a gloomy red light, and the gloomier entrance to a black tunnel'

• A disagreeable shudder crept over me, but I did my best against it.

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Which quote best relates to the gothic trope madness?

• His manner seemed to make the place strike colder to me.

• I have speculated since, whether there may have been infection in his mind.

• Resisting the slow touch of a frozen finger tracing out my spine...

• A disagreeable shudder crept over me, but I did my best against it.

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Which quote best relates to the gothic trope terror?

• It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face...

• I have speculated since, whether there may have been infection in his mind.

• ‘You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.’

• A disagreeable shudder crept over me, but I did my best against it.

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Robin from Batman is an example of which trope?

• Damsel in distress

• Evil old woman

• Sidekick

• The antihero

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Which quote best relates to the gothic trope of the supernatural?

• It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face...

• I have speculated since, whether there may have been infection in his mind.

• Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?’

• A disagreeable shudder crept over me, but I did my best against it.

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Why do writers use tropes?

• To confuse the reader

• To create suspense

• To enhance the story

• To increase the length of their work

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How does a metaphor work?

• It enhances the text by illustrating.

• It compares two things directly.

• It allows the comparison to transfer meaning.

• It suggests a similarity between two different things.

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Which of these is a metaphor?

• "Andy is literally a volcano"

• "Juliet is like the sun"

• "Andy just exploded"

• "Juliet is the sun"

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Time-tested methods of employing figurative language to enrich a written work (themes, symbols, literary devices, or characters)

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphors

• Tropes

• Cliché

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