English unit test Flashcards
what were the characteristics of the romantic movement
imagination, nature, human reform, democracy and individual freedom, and supernatural
what was romanticism?
Romanticism was (1) the age of reason. Romanticism was an attitude toward Nature, Humanity, Society, that supported imaginations and emotions and originated in Europe
characteristics of fairy/ folk tales
good luck and bad luck, magic/ luck, good character has a problem to solve, happy ending or lesson learned
characteristics of horror/ gothic
haunted setting, supernatural, grotesque, fantastic, unsuspecting victim, foreshadowing,
Aghast
filled with shock and horror
avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
emaciated
abnormally thin or weak because of illness or lack of food
extort
obtain something by force
melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness without a cause
pallid
pale typically of poor health
solicitous
characterized by or something showing interest
venerable
accorded a great deal of respect
fall of the house of usher
theme insanity
symbols the decaying mansion (deterioration of the usher family)
Tone dark and gloomy
*Mood dark, gloomy, threating
Roderik usher: nervous, fearful , sick
Fredrick ( narrator) : fearful, denial, loyal
The devil and tom walker
theme: greed and the pursuit of earthy gain
Symbols : the tree (death) The horse ( tom and his wifes greed)
Tone dark and gloomy
Mood: fearful
The raven
symbols the raven (death and grief)
theme grief , loss, maddness, the supernatural
* tone/mood* dark and melancholic
