Gothic Literature Elements
Setting -
dark, mysterious (think spooky, abandoned, etc.)
Atmosphere -
Constant threatening feelings (murder, kidnapping)
Supernatural Elements -
ghosts, inanimate objects coming to life, etc.
Emotions/physiological state -
characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise, terror (impending doom)
Women in Trouble -
weak, fainting, terrified, screaming (damsel in distress)
Metonymy of gloom/horror -
subtype metaphor in which something (like rain) is used to stand for something else (like sorrow)
Vocabulary -
uses words that have to do with fear, anger, etc.
Hyperbolic Phrase -
adjectives used to amplify nouns in order to create a sense of dread (“deep” in “deep grief”)
Unreliable Narrator -
storyteller whose credibility has been compromised, withholds information or lies, first person, psychological state, or flawed character traits
Setting -
dark, mysterious (think spooky, abandoned, etc.)
Atmosphere -
Constant threatening feelings (murder, kidnapping)
Supernatural Elements -
ghosts, inanimate objects coming to life, etc.
Emotions/physiological state -
characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise, terror (impending doom)
Women in Trouble -
weak, fainting, terrified, screaming (damsel in distress)
Metonymy of gloom/horror -
subtype metaphor in which something (like rain) is used to stand for something else (like sorrow)
Vocabulary -
uses words that have to do with fear, anger, etc.
Hyperbolic Phrase -
adjectives used to amplify nouns in order to create a sense of dread (“deep” in “deep grief”)
Unreliable Narrator -
storyteller whose credibility has been compromised, withholds information or lies, first person, psychological state, or flawed character traits