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29 Sep 2021

Elements of Gothic Fiction

1- Settings that often include large, drafty old houses that have "been in the family for years"

2- An atmosphere of mystery and suspense that is enhanced by a plot containing secrets

3- A ghostly legend, an unexplainable occurrence, or a story about a horrible death or murder

4- Omens, foreshadowing, and dreams (bad dreams about something bad that is going to happen) play a role in the mysterious air of the. story

5. Highly charged emotional states like: terror, the brink of insanity, anger, impending doom, and obsessive love

6. Supernatural events: ghosts, unexplained sounds, etc.

7- Damsels in distress are frequent (sometimes to be rescued; sometimes not to be rescued)

8- Words designed to evoke images of gloom and doom. (The good gothic writer can make you) picture the scary scene he is trying to create in your mind.)

9. The death of a man or woman in the throes of some great passion, the obsessive nature of a man or woman in love, of excessive grief one feels upon the loss of a loved one.

 

Which element of American Romanticism did the Transcendentalist and the Gothic writers have in common?

A Optimism

B. Goodness

C. Emotion