The novel Frankenstein is named after...

Dr Frankenstein who wanted to create a sublime human

Three dots that create a cliffhanger or show hesitation

God made man beautiful after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid

This is from the novel Frankenstein

Which sentence is an example of personification?

The dark towers glared and jumped out at me

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Gothic Literature

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1
The action of scaring someone would be considered a...
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
2
Which sentence has the adjectives?
A pale woman with sunken eyes.
A man was standing menacingly on the corner.
The darkness was outside.
His eyes were like darts.
3
The novel Frankenstein is named after...
Dr Frankenstein who wanted to create a sublime human
The writer who wrote the novel
The monster
The Frankenstein family who owned a big mysterious house
4
What's another word for scary?
Demise
Mesmerized
Sanitized
Petrified
5
'Withered' means...
Twist and shake
a windy day
limp on a bad leg
fall into decay or shrivel
6
Which is an omen of death?
A dove
An old house
A crow
A shadow
7
What are ellipses?
A punctuation mark to show surprise
A pause in the middle of a sentence
Three dots that create a cliffhanger or show hesitation
Two dots that indicate speech
8
Which one of the conventions is not Gothic?
isolated houses
Mysterious castles
A bright spring day
stormy skies
9
'Quietly, the door creaked open' Which technique
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Metaphor
10
God made man beautiful after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid
This is from The Woman In Black
This is from the novel The Dreaded Night
This is from the novel Dracula
This is from the novel Frankenstein
11
'The sky was as dark as a shadow' What technique is this?
An adverb
The five senses
A Simile
Personification
12
Which sentence would be more gothic?
The half moon
A broken stone
The garden gates
The murky passageway
13
'The castle wall was a serpent, wrapping around me ' Which technique is this?
Metaphor
Connective
Description
Verb
14
'His heart was pounding with fear that clutched his body' This is an example of...
The senses - using feeling
Sensory descriptions - sight
The senses - using hearing
An adverb
15
What's a more effective word for sad?
Bewildered
Melancholy
Catastrophe
Withered
16
Which sentence is an example of personification?
A flock of bats flew past
The dark towers glared and jumped out at me
Fearfully, I walked away.
I heard a strange sound

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