ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The vocabulary used in gothic novels is designed to create what sort of atmosphere?
A
an amusing atmosphere
B
a mysterious atmosphere
C
a warm atmosphere
D
an ominous atmosphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gothic literature is a genre that emerged as one of the eeriest forms of Dark Romanticism in the late 1700s, a literary genre that emerged as a part of the larger Romanticism movement. Dark Romanticism is characterized by expressions of terror, gruesome narratives, supernatural elements, and dark, picturesque scenery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Atmosphere: The atmosphere in a Gothic novel is one characterized by mystery, suspense, and fear, which is usually heightened by elements of the unknown or unexplained. Setting: The setting of a Gothic novel can often rightly be considered a character in its own right.

Detailed explanation-3: -The adjective gothic describes something that is characterized by mystery, horror, and gloom-especially in literature. Gothic literature combines the genres of romance and horror.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emerging in Europe in the 18th century, Gothic literature grew out of the Romantic literary movement. It’s a genre that places strong emphasis on intense emotion, pairing terror with pleasure, death with romance. The Gothic is characterized by its darkly picturesque scenery and its eerie stories of the macabre.

Detailed explanation-5: -Setting in a castle. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). Omens, portents, visions. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. High, even overwrought emotion. Women in distress. More items

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