Dark Romantics

During the death scene, the veil

contagious or infectious epidemic disease

Rev. Hooper tells his fiancée, Elizabeth, “There is an hour to come . . . when all of us shall cast aside," he means

Dark Romantic authors used the supernatural

He earned national fame for his collection of stories entitled Twice Told Tales.

Roderick knows that

In the end, the narrator

The narrator goes to the Usher home because

Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline both have

the highest of the nine ranks of angels

Which of the following was NOT a focus of Dark Romantic literature?

able to be touched; palpable

Choose the symbolic meaning that best matches the item: the clock.

uncertain; insecure; risky

All of the following deadly sins are represented in the story EXCEPT

When Hooper tells the crowd at his deathbed that he looks around and sees a black veil on every visage, he means that

Rev. Hooper wears the veil because

Choose the symbolic meaning that best matches the item: masked figure.

The story is a parable because

When Poe writes that “the entire family lay in the direct line of descent,” he means

Rev. Hooper chooses to look physically different from other people.  This symbolic act is meant to

What finally leads to Tom’s death?

A strange visitor visits this author’s gravesite every year on his birthday, leaving him roses and “toasting” him.

The veil seemed to have a positive influence on Hooper’s sermons because

affected with or induced by disease

He added a “w” to his name to disassociate himself with his Puritan ancestors.

The narrator tries to calm Roderick by doing all the following EXCEPT

When Poe says that the house has “vacant eye-like windows” he is using the literary device

Choose the symbolic meaning that best matches the item: the castle

This author used Diedrich Nickerbocker as a fictional narrator.

Tom Walker’s wife was described by Irving as

showing strength or good health

During a town wedding, the bride is compared to

The house symbolizes

The seven rooms include all of the following colors EXCEPT

His wife died from tuberculosis (TB).

How long was the Prince in his castle before he planned the party?

Dark Romantic writers believed that nature was

His most famous stories “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” were based on German folk tales.

The veil symbolized

deliberately attracting attention

Choose the symbolic meaning that best matches the item: partygoers.

All of the following are themes used by the Dark Romantics EXCEPT

Roderick Usher dies when

This author created the first detective story using his character C. Auguste Dupin, upon whom Sherlock Holmes was b

A doppelganger is

Which of the following Dark Romantic elements does Poe use in the story “The Fall of the House of Usher”?

Stephen King and Ray Bradbury have been influenced by this author.

Why does Tom originally reject the devil’s offer?

 This author was influenced by Sir Walter Scott and the German Romantics, and he found inspiration in folklore and

The story may be an allegory for life because

Rev. Hooper’s veil has a direct effect on his personality because it

How does the reader know the fate of Tom’s wife?

diffused throughout every part of; spread out

His great grandfather, John Hathorne, was a judge at the Salem Witch Trials

a potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness

Choose the symbolic meaning that best matches the item: tripods of light