BUILDING ATMOSPHERE IN GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question 1

Repetition

Answer 1

Can cause disorientation, fear, and anxiety in the reader, puts emphasis on an idea, intensifies emotion

Question 2

Hyperbole

Answer 2

Overwhelming danger, heightened fear, intensifies reader’s anxiety

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Traps the reader in the scene, makes them feel the fear

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Antagonises objects, makes them feel alive, hostile, and threatening, gives human traits to objects, making an eerie atmosphere

Question 5

Foreshadowing

Answer 5

Keeps readers on edge, builds suspense and anticipation

Question 6

Dramatic irony

Answer 6

creates suspense because reader is helpless to warn the character, increases tension

Question 7

A writer evokes tension by…

Answer 7

Creating a sense of uncertainty, suspense, or danger.

Question 8

What does STEAL stand for?

Answer 8

Speech, Thoughts, Effects on the environment, Actions, Looks

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

Answer 9

Onomatopoeia heightens suspense by making sounds feel immediate and real