Authors/Genres
This author was known for his Gothic literature, and focuses his work on creepy houses and thunderstorms.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This brother successfully saves his sister from an impending, house-based demise.
Who is the narrator from "House Taken Over?"
The main character of this story runs from this prehistoric lizard.
What is a T-Rex?
This literary device is used when the author inserts a sound into their work (a bark, BOOM, moo, etc...)
What is onomatopoeia?
This genre of story introduces supernatural elements into a world, yet the characters have mild reactions to the strange happenings.
What is magical realism?
This scaredy-cat character fumbled, and broke the one rule he was given, causing another character to shoot him.
Who is Eckles?
What is a fissure?
This story follows a brother-sister duo who battle something within their home, all while pursuing their hobbies.
What is "House Taken Over?"
An author making a reference to another form of media within their work is using this literary device.
What is an allusion?
This prolific science-fiction writer is the author of "A Sound of Thunder."
Who is Ray Bradbury?
This brother suffers from a morbid acuteness of the senses.
This term's definition is "lighted or illuminated."
What is litten?
A group of __ friends go camping, only for things to go terribly wrong.
What is "5?"
The following is an example of this thing we learned last week:
"She sped away in the bright blue car."
What is a phrase?
By avoiding monsters and gore, this genre scares by messing with the character's mind.
What is psychological horror?
This character supposedly escapes the entity that attacks her camping trip.
Who is Jenny?
Roderick's Usher usually thin, web-like hair is an example of this g-word.
What is gossamer?
A book-reading brother takes up this hobby following the loss of the back side of his home, which cut off his access to his library.
What is stamp sorting OR cooking?
To properly in-text cite an author, a student will write in this formula.
What is (Author, pg number)?
ENG 10 students were instructed to follow this prompt while authoring their own 200 word short story.
What is the "Unreliable Narrator" prompt.
This character threw off the reader with her role as the Midtown Butcher.
Who is Michelle Becker?
These narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers are an example of this S-word.
What are sedges?
This story follows an anxious man seeking a mental health retreat, and results in torment at the hands of the owner's niece.
What is "The Open Window?"
When a new/different character speaks in a story, the writer should always do this to properly format the dialogue.
What is pressing enter, a line break, or starting a new line?