LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Something that is dark, mysterious, and sometimes depressing.
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Something that is happy, but scary.
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Something that involves Halloween items and the color black.
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Something that is spooky and dark, but also involves bright colors.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The word goth comes from the word Gothic which actually means gloomy or dark. This meaning of the word comes from gothic fiction, a type of literature popular during the late 18th and early 19th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dark, atmospheric settings. Unsettling and often supernatural storylines. A sense of horrifying dread that leaves the reader wondering who they can trust. Gothic mystery books and suspense books have been around for centuries, and writers and readers alike continue to love gothic sensibilities in their fiction.
Detailed explanation-4: -eerie. grotesque. barbaric. barbarous. mysterious.