Unreliable Narrator - The reader suspects the person telling the story is untrustworthy., Dashes - A punctuation mark used to show interruption, hesitation or a change in thought., Direct address - When a character speaks directly to the reader., Exclamations - Punctuation used to show excitement, panic, shock or humour., Gothic imagery - Description of stereotypical Gothic scenes e.g. flickering lights, dark passageways, labyrinths, castles, decaying mansions, heaven and hell..., Rhetorical questions - Questions posed for effect, not needing an answer., Repetition - Repeated words or phrases, often used in The Gothic to build tension.,

Gothic Narrative Techniques

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