causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy. hopeless or despairing; pessimistic: a gloomy view of the future. Does gloomy mean depressed? causing gloom; dismal or depressing: a gloomy prospect. filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy. Does gloomyRead More →

Macbeth is, for the most part, written in blank verse. The basic unit of blank verse is a line in iambic pentameter without a rhyme scheme but, increasingly in his plays, Shakespeare’s use of the line and the number of its syllables and stresses became freer. How do you knowRead More →