WorksheetsGothic Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What term refers to the speed at which the story unfolds?
Pacing
Mood
Ambiguity
Vehemently
What do we call hints or clues planted by the author that suggest future events?
Foreshadowing
Suspense
Sagacity
Acute
Who is a storyteller whose account of events is compromised, biased, or distorted?
Unreliable Narrator
Gothic
Psychological Horror
Cosmic Horror
What is the quality of being open to more than one interpretation?
Ambiguity
Tension
Dissimulation
Audacity
Which literary style is characterized by mystery, decay, darkness, high emotion, and the supernatural?
Gothic
Suspense
Mood
Pacing
What subgenre focuses on mental, emotional, and psychological instability to create dread?
Psychological Horror
Cosmic Horror
Gothic
Ambiguity
What does the word "acute" mean?
Sharp or highly developed
Open to more than one interpretation
Done with great force
Hints or clues
What is "audacity"?
A willingness to take bold, often disrespectful, risks
The concealment of thoughts
Hints about future events
A subgenre of horror
What does "vehemently" mean?
Done with great force, passion, or intensity
Open to more than one interpretation
Sharp or highly developed
A sense of strain within a story
What is the term for wisdom or soundness of judgment?
Sagacity
Ambiguity
Tension
Pacing
What is the term for a storyteller whose account is biased or distorted?
Unreliable Narrator
Gothic
Acute
Vehemently
Which word describes hints or clues about future events in a story?
Foreshadowing
Tension
Sagacity
Ambiguity
What does the word "prosaic" mean?
Dull, ordinary, or lacking in imagination.
Extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow.
Complaining in a whining manner.
Having or showing extreme greed for wealth.
How is something done "furtively"?
With a lack of respect
In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
With enthusiasm and concern
With apparent kindness
What does "querulous" mean?
Extremely complex and difficult to follow
Complaining in a whining or petulant manner
Dull or lacking in imagination
Secretively
Which word means "extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow"?
Impertinence
Convoluted
Apathy
Subjugated
What does "subjugated" mean?
Dull or ordinary
Brought under complete control or domination
Treating someone with kindness
Secretively
Which word best describes someone who is dull or lacking in imagination?
Prosaic
Querulous
Patronizing
Subjugated
Which word means "complaining in a whining or petulant manner"?
Convoluted
Querulous
Impertinence
Furtively
What is the definition of "convoluted"?
Extremely complex, twisted, and difficult to follow
Complaining in a whining manner
Dull or lacking in imagination
Secretively
