What can an author's use of a disturbed first-person narrator help create in a Gothic story?A.Suspension of disbeliefB.Suspense and tensionC.Magical realismD.Indirect characterizationSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What can an author use to quickly establish the mood and tone of a Gothic story?A.ConflictB.SettingC.Flash-forwardD.Characterization

What can an author do to promote a reader's suspension of disbelief?A.Focus on a story's realistic, ordinary details instead of its supernatural elementsB.Use a pattern of writing in which words or phrases are similar in formatting and structureC.Help the reader feel a sense of belonging or attachment to a group described in a storyD.Describe the magical or supernatural elements of the story and how they affect the charactersSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 3 of 5Which aspect of Gothic literature do the first four chapters of Frankenstein most clearly show?A.Intellectual aspects of lifeB.Psychological terrorC.Exotic settingsD.A first-person narrative

What can focusing on the realistic, ordinary elements of a story help an author create for readers?A.Cultural identifyB.Magical realismC.Suspension of disbeliefD.Parallel structureSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:Mary had been traveling for days through the forest on horseback, hoping to find another human being who could help her injured brother. She was soaked from the rain, and darkness was closing in. Suddenly, the clouds parted, and looming ahead was an ominous castle. It looked abandoned, save for the flicker of candlelight in an upstairs chamber. Nervously, Mary approached. It was her only hope.Which aspect of this story most clearly makes it a work of Gothic literature?A.Its conflict is of one person against the environment.B.It contains supernatural elements.C.Its protagonist is female.D.Its tone is one of dread.