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Dark
Romanticism
Gothic Elements
and
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the scariest film or book
you have ever seen/read? What
makes this film/book stand out to
you? What elements make this
film/book so scary? The setting,
characters, plot, sound, etc? BE
SPECIFIC!
Brainstorm elements of a great horror film.
How
many of you like horror films or stories?
Which horror films do you consider
“classics?”
How do you explain the popularity of horror
films? Why do you think people go to see
them?
Turn to p. 311:Copy down the Gothic Elements
The story is set in bleak or remote places
The plot involves macabre or violent incidents
Characters are in psychological or physical
torment
A supernatural or otherworldly element is
often present
"Carrie“
"It“
"Blair
Witch Project“
"Halloween"
What
do the film excerpts we just saw have in
common?
What characteristics of the horror genre do
you notice in these clips?
How do the elements we’ve listed build fear?
**Rewatch
two and look for elements that build fear
Are horror movies, stories
and novels a genre worthy
of study in an academic
class? Why or why not?
When is horror art and not
just entertainment?
Dark Romantics
Edgar
Allan Poe
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
While
watching the clip, read along with
the poem and mark any examples of gothic
elements that you find.
The Simpson's Version of "The Raven“
Mark the gothic elements in “The
Raven”
On your copy of “The Raven,” annotate the following,
Circle (2)- alliteration- the repetition of initial consonant sounds, primarily
used in poetry
(Ex. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)
Underline (2)- repetition- the use, more than once, of any element of
language
Highlight and label one example of:
assonance- repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in 2 or
more stressed syllables (ex. Strips of tinfoil winking like people
consonance- the repetition in 2 or more words of consonants in stressed
syllables (ex. add-read)
internal rhyme- occurs when the rhyming words appear in the same line (ex.
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers)