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English Final
12/19/25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| horror | feeling of fear, shock, or disgust |
| mystery | something that is difficult/impossible to understand or explain |
| suspense | a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen |
| criteria of gothic horrr | 1. battle between humanity and unnatural 2. dark, inescapable, or bleak landscape 3. psycological horror/madness 4. outlandish/grotesque characters and events |
| literary elements in the landlady to show suspense | unexplained endings, foreshadowing |
| literary elements in the Black Cat to show suspense | tone, mood, flashback |
| literary elements in the Cask of Ammontiallldo to show suspense | irony (remember that he was dressed as a fool but everyone thought he was smart. Even though he's smart, he's going to die) |
| literary elements in Trifles to show suspense | symbolism |
| motifs from House on Mango Street | trapped woman, falling from high places, shoes |
| symbols from the House on Mango Street | houses, WINDOWS |
| themes in the House on Mango Street | identity, coming of age, gender roles, otherness/belonging |
| meaning of Esperanza's name | means hope in otherness, but it shows otherness |
| how Esperanza's character develops | sees otherness as a bad thing, but then uses it towards her advantage. |
| novella vs novel | novels are longer, novellas are shorter |