Dark Romanticism

1
Dark Romanticism

• Gothic Elements
• and
• Edgar Allan Poe

2
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!
3
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?

4
Turn to p. 311Copy 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

5

• "Carrie
• "It
• "Blair Witch Project
• "Halloween"

6

• 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 weve listed build fear?
• Rewatch two and look for elements that build
  fear

7
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?
8
Dark Romantics

• Edgar Allan Poe
• Nathaniel Hawthorne

9
Edgar Allan Poes 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

10

• 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)

11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)