Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Question 1

This Nathaniel Hawthorne passage is an example of romanticism.

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dark

Question 2

Which theme on human nature does this passage express?

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People are not what they seem to be on the outside.

Question 3

Which elements are likely to be found in American gothic fiction? Check the five best answers.

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medieval settings; mysterious events; strange landscapes; threatened heroines; eerie castles

Question 4

How does this passage reflect gothic style?

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It describes a bleak scene with images of death and decay.

Question 5

Based on what you’ve learned, how might a Dark Romantic writer use a character to add gothic elements to a short story? Check the three best answers.

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by portraying a man’s experience with mental illness due to oppression.; by telling about a young woman lost in a dark, eerie forest; by showing a medieval nobleman who shuts himself away in a crumbling castle

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