Elements of Horror
Which element of horror is present:
"The bureau rose into the air...She lowered it. Lifted it. Lowered it."
supernatural
Which literary device is present:
"Now she's on the Decoration Committee, happy as a clam"
Simile
Which sense is present:
"The smell of fresh earth was heavy and gravid and sweet on the warm May air"
smell
Which element of horror is present:
"The flow of blood was immediate and startling. Several of the boys were splattered and jumped back with little cries of disgust."
blood
Which literary device is present:
"it was harsh and brilliant, like jagged strokes of lightning"
Simile
Which sense is present:
"Susan looked up just in time to see her walking into the cubby-hole office to the left of the gym entrance."
sight
which level of horror is present:
"One of the sows dropped dead with its tongue protruding, eyes still open, potato chip crumbs around its snout."
horror
Which element of horror is present:
"Be sure your sin will find you out. Burn it, Carrie! cast that devil's red from you and burn it! Burn it! Burn it! Burn it!"
religion
which literary device is present:
"the car was his slave and god"
metaphor
which sense is present:
"the buzzer in the hall made its harsh cry"
sound
which element of horror is present:
"One wonders just how much planning went into the ruination of Carrie White."
revenge
Which literary device is present:
"and then the stones and Momma had fainted as their roof cracked and thumped as if with the foot falls of God and then-"
onomatopoeia
Which sense is present:
"They were mumbingly cold to the touch, lightly traced with frost"
touch
which level of horror is present:
"Her mother reached up and pinched her own face. It left a red mark. She looked to Carrie for reaction, saw none, hooked her right hand into claws and ripped it across her own cheek, bringing thing blood."
horror
Which element of horror is present:
"Momma stop momma don't i can't breathe o my throat o momma i'm sorry i looked momma"
women in distress
which literary device is present:
"kenny's brother slid between the slates, lifted the pig's head toward the moon-the glazing eyes regarded the crescent with rapt blackness- and slashed."
epithet
Which sense is present:
"No one was supposed to see the actual King and Queen ballot until Friday, when the whole student body would hear the candidates announced over the school's intercom."
sound
which level of horror is present:
"Here it comes," Billy remarked, and the sledge flashed down. There was a sound that reminded him of the time he and Henry had dropped a pumpkin Claridge Road overpass...495 west of town"
revulsion (gag reflex)