Topic Vocabulary
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Gothic |
Gothic is a style of writing characterised by horror, intense emotion and supernatural events.
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conventions |
Gothic conventions are what you would expect to find in every story.
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atmosphere |
The writer varies her sentence lengths to create a tense atmosphere.
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omen |
The raven seemed a bird of evil omen.
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sinister |
The old lady looked sinister.
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supernatural |
To honour a supernatural or hold power by adoring or venerating it.
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pathetic |
That pathetic apology does not vindicate your misdeeds.
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fallacy |
Shakespeare uses pathetic fallacy in Act 1 to create a gothic tone through stormy weather.
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duality |
Duality is the state of combining two different things.
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doppelganger |
He has been replaced by an evil doppelganger.
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Edgar |
Edgar is the son to Gloucester.
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Allan |
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Poe |
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Frankenstein |
Justine Moritz is a young girl adopted into the Frankenstein household.
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Dracula |
Dracula is one of the most famous Gothic stories.
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