Which centuries saw the rise of Gothic literature?
18th - 19th centuries
Name three elements or characteristics of Gothic literature.
Fear / horror / gloom / high emotion / suspense / mystery / haunted houses / damsels in distress / nature / individuality / darkness / exoticism / supernatural
Who were "the disappeared" in Enriquez's story "Back When We Talked to the Dead"?
Victims of political violence / the Dirty War in Argentina (in the ´70s & ´80s)
When and where a story takes place is the...
setting
An author's way of describing a character to the reader is...
characterization
"She was a cheerful, upbeat person." This is an example of ... characterization.
Direct
"Her smile was a lighthouse that illuminated the entire room." This is an example of ... characterization.
Indirect
Luke Skywalker seeing his own face behind Darth Vader's mask in "The Empire Strikes Back" is an example of ...
Foreshadowing
A fire station catching on fire is an example of ... irony.
situational
If there's a storm outside and someone says "What lovely weather we're having!", this is ... irony.
verbal
In Jaws, when the audience knows the shark is coming, but the swimmer doesn't, this is ... irony.
dramatic
In "The Lottery", when the characters know what's going on but the reader doesn't, this is ... irony.
Reverse dramatic
In "The Lottery", the black box where the papers are stored symbolizes ...
Tradition
When an object/person/image is used to represent something else (often an abstract idea), this is...
symbolism
If you compare two things directly, without using "like" or "as", you're using a ...
metaphor
