American Romanticism - Gothic Literature

Question 1

gothic literature

Answer 1

• not all romantics were optimistic or believed in the goodness of mankind
• were referred to as “Brooding Romantics,” or anti-transcendentalists, because their writings often explored the human capacity for evil
• settings most often include large, drafty old houses
• atmosphere of mystery and suspense
• ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible death or murder
• omens, foreshadowing, and dreams play a role in the mysterious air of the story
• tales include highly charged emotional states like terror, brink of insanity, anger, impending doom and obsessive love
• supernatural events
• damsels in distress
• words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom
• death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, or excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one

Question 2

which of the elements of gothic fiction below is a writer using in a story about a woman who lives alone in an estate who keeps hearing strange noises in the attic at night

Answer 2

element 6

Question 3

american gothic writers are sometiems referred to as “brooding romantics” or “anti-trascendentalists” because, unlike the optimism of the transcendentalist writers, they

Answer 3

explored the human capacity for evil

Question 4

which of the elements of gothic fiction below is a writer using in a story about a hermit who lives alone in a run-down mansion at the edge of town

Answer 4

element 1

Question 5

which of the elements of gothic fiction below is a writer using in a story about a man searching for gold who keeps having dreams that the mine caves in on him

Answer 5

element 4

Question 6

which of the elements of gothic fiction below is a writer using in a story about a man who is searching relentlessly for a lover who has spurned him?

Answer 6

element 5