Vocab
To dismember something it means...
To take something apart
What is the creature element of horror?
Monsters, ghosts, animals, or unnatural beings.
Where is the Tell-Tale Heart set?
In a bedroom of an old house
Where was the driver's original destination
California
Where was the "Land Lady" set at?
A bed and breakfast/motel on a dark street
A shriek is..
A high pitched, loud cry or yell
What is the Suspense element of horror?
Uncertainty about what will happen next.
What is the source of evil in " The Tell-Tale Heart?"
The narrator or the vulture eye
When was a moment of suspense in this story?
When he found out he died, when the car died on the tracks, when he saw the hitchhiker, etc.
Answers may vary.
What was the creature in the Lake?
The ex-girlfriend ghost
What does cunningly mean?
To be sneaky, clever, or sly about doing something
What is the Source of evil element?
The origin of the danger, curse, threat, or harmful force.
What is a theme of Tell-Tale-Heart?
Good vs. evil, insanity, right vs. wrong
Answers may vary if you can justify it.
What was the source of evil in this story?
The hitchhiker or the car
What was the source of evil in "Click-Clack-Rattlebag?"
The boy or the bag
To stifle means to...
to hold back, suppress, or smother something
What is the Parallel worlds element of horror?
Alternate realities or strange worlds beside our own.
What is a creature from Tell-Tale-Heart
The Narrator man OR the vulture eye
What proved that Ronald and his mom had a good relationship?
She cried when he started his trip OR
She went to the mental hospital when she found out he died
What was the theme of "The Lake?"
Grief, loneliness, isolation, memory
Vexed means...
To feel annoyed or irritated.
What is the theme element of horror?
Deeper messages about the story, the lesson or the moral.
What is the parallel world in Tell-Tale-Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe's own head/mind
What did the Tell-Tale-Heart and The Hitchhiker have in common about their parallel worlds?
They were both in their heads about what was actually going on.
In the Click-Clack-Rattlebag, what was the parallel world?
The bag was evil and killed people