The novel Frankenstein is named after...

Dr Frankenstein who wanted to create a sublime human

What's one of the differences between Gothic and Horror genres?

Gothic has a slow build up of creepy tension with less jumps

Which sentence is an example of personification?

The dark towers glared and jumped out at me

Three dots that create a cliffhanger or show hesitation

A sentence beginning with a different word

Adds variety and interest to the writing

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Gothic Literature

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1
'His heart was pounding with fear that clutched his body' This is an example of...
An adverb
The senses - using feeling
The senses - using hearing
Sensory descriptions - sight
2
The novel Frankenstein is named after...
Dr Frankenstein who wanted to create a sublime human
The monster
The Frankenstein family who owned a big mysterious house
The writer who wrote the novel
3
'The sky was as dark as a shadow' What technique is this?
Personification
A Simile
The five senses
An adverb
4
What's one of the differences between Gothic and Horror genres?
Gothic is more gory and bloody than horror
Gothic has more supernatural things than horror
Gothic has a slow build up of creepy tension with less jumps
Horror has more stormy weather than Gothic
5
Which sentence is an example of personification?
A flock of bats flew past
Fearfully, I walked away.
The dark towers glared and jumped out at me
I heard a strange sound
6
Which is the character in the famous vampire story?
The Princess
The Duke
The Prince
The Count
7
'Quietly, the door creaked open' What part of speech is 'quietly'?
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Metaphor
8
Which sentence would be more gothic?
The garden gates
A broken stone
The half moon
The murky passageway
9
'Withered' means...
limp on a bad leg
a windy day
Twist and shake
fall into decay or shrivel
10
What's another word for scary?
Mesmerized
Petrified
Demise
Sanitized
11
What are ellipses?
A pause in the middle of a sentence
A punctuation mark to show surprise
Two dots that indicate speech
Three dots that create a cliffhanger or show hesitation
12
What's a more effective word for sad?
Melancholy
Catastrophe
Withered
Bewildered
13
What is a spectre?
A haunted graveyard
A ghost
A half dead body
A saint
14
Which sentence has the adjectives?
A man was standing menacingly on the corner.
His eyes were like darts.
The darkness was outside.
A pale woman with sunken eyes.
15
A sentence beginning with a different word
Adds variety and interest to the writing
Makes people scared
Gives the reader clues about what happens next
Makes the reader laugh
16
'The castle wall was a serpent, wrapping around me ' Which technique is this?
Connective
Verb
Description
Metaphor
17
Which one of the conventions is not Gothic?
stormy skies
isolated houses
A bright spring day
Mysterious castles
18
Which is an omen of death?
A dove
A shadow
A crow
An old house

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