1. Poe and Faulkner
Gothic Unit Review

2. Know each selection! Know the author and title
Know the basic plot/characters
Know the theme
Know what the author is criticizing (what aspect of humanity or society is the author critical of)

3. Literary Terms! Allegory Motif Diction Imagery Setting Theme Arabesque
Grotesque
Deus Ex Machina
Mood

4. Gothic Genre! Know the elements of Gothic literature
Look back at your notes from the beginning of the unit

5. Vocabulary! Know the words from your Gothic unit vocabulary list
10 will be on the test

6. Edgar Allen Poe Know a few key facts about him Stories:
Masque of the Red Death
Hop Frog
The Raven
The Pit and the Pendulum

7. William Faulkner A Rose for Emily
Southern Gothic writer, best known for his ?
In his novels, uses the styles of ?
In this short story, draws on the Gothic elements of?

8. One common element of the Gothic genre is DECAY
One common element of the Gothic genre is DECAY. Provide two examples of decay from any of the Gothic literature we read.
An allegory uses _____________ and ______________ as ________to create a _____________ meaning beyond the literal meaning.
Diction can be defined as: __________________.
To create MOOD, an author uses _____________ and ______________.
Chose one of the motifs Poe uses and provide an example of how it is used in one of his works.
Violence against innocent figures is a common Gothic element. Provide an example from one of the works studied.
The dream experience is another common Gothic element. Provide an example from one of the works studied.
Choose ONE other common Gothic element. State it and provide an example from one of the works studied.
The overall allegory of “The Masque of the Red Death” is:
and two pieces of evidence to support that are:
Of all the Gothic literature we studied, the BEST example of the arabesque is:
Of all the Gothic literature we studied, the BEST example of the grotesque is: