Thornfield Hall: Atmosphere in 'Jane Eyre' | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which three words best describe Jane in 'Jane Eyre'?
- mild, polite and kind ✓
- rude, arrogant and aloof
- nervous, unsure and insecure
How would you describe Lowood Institution in 'Jane Eyre'?
- comforting and welcoming
- small and confined
- oppressive and controlling ✓
- vast and exciting
Which answer option uses an embedded quotation?
- We are told that the manor-house was "a building of considerable antiquity"... ✓
- Brontë tells us: "the manor-house was a building of considerable antiquity"...
- "The manor-house was a building of considerable antiquity." Thus, we learn...
- The "considerable antiquity" of the manor-house shows us... ✓
What is the aim of Gothic literature?
- to terrify and frighten the reader as much as possible
- to make the reader feel unsettled and uncomfortable ✓
- to mystify and intrigue the reader ✓
- to inspire and motivate the reader
- to make the reader feel comfortable and certain
Which of the following can be a common theme in Gothic literature?
- the past enroaching on the present ✓
- love and family
- good vs evil ✓
- poverty and injustice
Match the quotation from 'Jane Eyre' up to the method it exemplifies.
- pathetic fallacy
  
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  "darkened by a drizzling yellow fog" ✓
- alliteration
  
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  "dim light, distinguishable from the trees; so dank..and decaying" ✓
- personification
  
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  "chests in oak or walnut, looking, with their strange carvings" ✓
- zoomorphism
  
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  "unsatisfied hunger which gnawed me within" ✓
- simile
  
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  "looking, as I thought, like a pale throne" ✓