ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The fog rose casting a blueish hue over the yard.” The word “hue” in the story meant
A
light
B
shadow
C
color
D
dark
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hue literally means colour. When it is used in a colour name, it indicates that a modern pigment has been used instead of the traditional one. For example, Cadmium Red Pale Hue is a “colour of cadmium red pale”. It is important to note that a hue colour is not necessarily inferior.

Detailed explanation-2: -The color blue represents both the sky and the sea and is associated with open spaces, freedom, intuition, imagination, inspiration, and sensitivity. Blue also represents meanings of depth, trust, loyalty, sincerity, wisdom, confidence, stability, faith, and intelligence.

Detailed explanation-3: -hues; hued Green, orange, yellow, and blue-each of these is a hue, a color or a shade that’s true. A rainbow shows the melting of one hue into another, from red to violet, and all shades in between. The noun hue means both a color and a shade of a color. Green is a hue, and turquoise is a hue of both green and blue.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun. /hjuː/ /hjuː/ Idioms. (literary or specialist) a colour; a particular shade of a colour.

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