Viewpoints is a technique of composition that acts as a medium for thinking about and acting upon movement, gesture and
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Case = something you store or carry things in. “The lawyer carried a black leather brief case into the courtroom.”
Case = a case is a collection of information about a particular instance of something. “The lawyer spoke to his clients about the case before entering the courtroom.”
Case = To observe a place to familiarize yourself with its day to day in preparation for criminal activity (often robbery).
“Judging from the security footage, those men cased the joint hours before robbing it.”
Gothic fiction is characterised by an atmosphere of suspense or mystery, shown in this case when the writer is saying that "something painful had met his eye".
Moreover, the word "tormented" when describing how the character feels and the phrase "a sudden jrk" when describing how he reacts, create the image of the character being afflicted and even frightened by something, which is also a characteristic of Gothic fiction.
The whole paragraph is conveying mystery, fright and even darkness.
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