Expert answer:Goth Literature, three poems

Answer & Explanation:Goth Lit.docx 10 questions in total to be answered in complete sentences on three poems, “The Highwayman”, “Lenore”, and “Porphyris’a Lover.
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OTH 036: Gothic Literature | Unit Five: Love from Beyond the Grave | Review Questions
1. Locate and list least two metaphors, two similes, and two examples of onomatopoeia in the poems in this
unit. Be sure to label each of these six items with the title of the poem in which you found it. Example:
“Hark to the winds, how they whistle and rush” is ONOMATOPOEIA. (“Lenore”)
2. How do Lenore’s frantic statements that “death is the goal of her weary soul” and that her life without
William is “nothing worth” foreshadow the end of the ballad?
3. Do you agree with J.T. Best’s analysis of “Porphyria’s Lover” or do you believe that the narrator is a
madman?
4. Which characters in “The Highwayman” made any kind of sacrifice? Be sure to consider even the minor
characters such as Tim the ostler and the British soldiers.
5. Name two folk song balladeers from two different decades who have sung versions of “The
Highwayman.” Both can be heard by searching Internet sites such as YouTube.
Critical Thinking Level Questions
6. Choose a passage of at least two verses from either “Lenore,” “Porphyria’s Lover,” or “The Highwayman”
and replace all of the figurative language in it (metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia) with words of your own.
Paste the original version into your answer, and then put your own new version below it in a different font
color so that they can easily be compared. Did your changes have any effect on the mood of the verses
you chose?
7. How would you feel if your loved one asked you to run away with him/her after such a long absence as
William had in “Lenore”? Would you drop everything and go, as Lenore did, or would you refuse? What
considerations might make this decision either easy or difficult for you? Would more caution have been
able to save Lenore from her fate?
8. In what way does the narrator of “Porphyria’s Lover” believe he is actually benefiting her by killing her at
that moment? Do you believe that his deed was selfless, selfish, or both? Explain why you think so, using
at least TWO examples (two examples of why you agree with Dick Sullivan, or two examples of why you
agree instead with J.T. Best’s analysis).
9. Do you think Bess made a wise choice in sacrificing herself for her love? Why or why not? What would
you have done if you were in her captive situation that night? What would you have done if you had been
in her lover the Highwayman’s position the next morning when he learned what she had done?
10. Listen online to Loreena McKennitt’s performance of “The Highwayman” as well as the one by Phil Ochs.
Which song version of “The Highwayman” do you think has more merit? It is okay if you are not
particularly fond of this style of music, or do like both of them, or instead have one definite favorite. In any
case, you must explain the strengths and/or weaknesses of each version. Feel free to include any
thoughts you may have about Fleetwood Mac’s choice to use this poem’s imagery as a backdrop for their
music video for “Everywhere.”
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