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Gothic elements in literature
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Gothic elements in literature
Setting in a castle
Atmosphere of mystery and suspense
Ancient prophesy
Omens, portents and visions
Supernatural or inexplicable events
High emotion
Women in distress, threatened by a tyrannical male
Metonymy of horror
Metonymy is a subtype of metaphor, in which something like rain stands for something like sorrow
Examples
Wind, especially howling
Doors on rusty hinges
Footsteps approaching
Lights in abandoned rooms
Characters trapped in a room
Ruins of buildings
Thunder and lightining
Rain, especially blowing
Sights, moans, howls, eerie sounds
Clanking chains
Gusts of wind blowing out lights
Doors suddenly slamming shut
Baying of distant dogs/wolves
Crazed laughter
Vocabulary of Gothic
Mystery
Fear, terror, or sorrow
Suprise
Haste
Anger
Largeness
Darkness
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