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36385500Study GuideGothic Literature00Study GuideGothic LiteratureName: _______________________________________Anchor Text: FrankensteinAuthor: Mary Shelley Elements of Gothic LiteratureList at least 10 common characteristics of “gothic literature”What’s the point of including these elements? What were the key ideas or concepts of this type of literature?SettingTime and places of the major events in the novel.Importance of setting regarding themes or characterization.PlotThe plot in 10 major points that encapsulate the narrative arc of major events. Identify the climax by marking it with a C. Characters and CharacterizationRobert Walton3 adjectives to describe:3 quotes to describe:What purpose/lessons are we supposed to gain from this character?Victor Frankenstein3 adjectives to describe:3 quotes to describe:What purpose/lessons are we supposed to gain from this character?Frankenstein’s creation3 adjectives to describe:3 quotes to describe:What purpose/lessons are we supposed to gain from this character?Minor characters – Identify and explain the purpose of some minor charactersCharacter approach – How do the characters and their relationships with others provide meaning in the novel?Symbols & TitleSymbolic approach – what symbols are in the story how to they illustrate a larger concept?Significance of title?Themes What is the point of this book? What questions does this book raise? To what extent does it answer them? What meaning can you derive from how the book does or does not answer questions about the human condition? What is the book suggesting about life, human nature, or the human condition? Concept/Topic approaches to them. “(Title of book) is a book about ____”Make a list of concepts (think big): make an extensive, inclusive, list (at least 10-15 ideas)Poetry: “My Last Duchess” & “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert BrowningSummary of Poems“My Last Duchess”“Porphyria’s Lover”Boil this poem down to 4 bullet points Boil this poem down to 4 bullet points Literary Elements of Poems“My Last Duchess”“My Last Duchess”SpeakerToneStructure SymbolsThemeSpeakerToneStructure SymbolsThemeShort Stories: “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe & “The Birth-mark” by Nathaniel HawthorneSummary of Stories“Fall of the House of Usher”“The Birth-mark”Boil this poem down to 5 bullet points Boil this poem down to 5 bullet points Literary Elements of Poems“Fall of the House of Usher”“The Birth-mark”NarratorSettingGothic elementsSymbolsThemeNarratorSettingGothic elementsSymbolsTheme ................
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