Transcript Dark Romanticism

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)