ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a feeling of thoughtful sadness, typically with no obvious cause
A
melancholy
B
melon ball
C
mellifluous
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MELANCHOLY A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a sad or gloomy mood or condition. melancholy. 2 of 2 adjective. : depressed in spirits : dejected, sad.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word ‘melancholia’ has been used since the time of the ancient Greeks to describe feeling intensely sad and hopeless. Melancholic depression, also known as ‘major depression with melancholic features’, is usually a severe illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Melancholy means a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause while the meaning of Cheerful is noticeably happy and optimistic.

Detailed explanation-5: -You describe something that you see or hear as melancholy when it gives you an intense feeling of sadness.

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