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, or excessive grief one\} feels upon the loss of a loved one

American Gothic writers are sometimes referred to as "Brooding Romantics" or "Anti-transcendentalists" because, unlike the optimism of the Transcendentalist writers, they
A. had poor health and were always depressed.
B. explored the human capacity for evil.
C wrote about the good and bad aspects of nature.

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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, or excessive grief one\} feels upon the loss of a loved one
 

American Gothic writers are sometimes referred to as "Brooding Romantics" or "Anti-transcendentalists" because, unlike the optimism of the Transcendentalist writers, they
A. had poor health and were always depressed.
B. explored the human capacity for evil.
C wrote about the good and bad aspects of nature.

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