Topic vs. Theme
Techniques
Gothic Literature
Types of Evidence
Grab Bag
100

The ____ of a text is similar to it's main idea; it's the one/two word expression of what a story is about

What is topic?

100

This technique for developing suspense is also sometimes called "sensory details"

What is imagery?

100

Famous American writer responsible for several short stories and poems within Gothic literature

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

100
Type of evidence in which the text tells the reader something clearly or directly

What is explicit?

100

The type of storytelling from which suspense got its origin

What is oral storytelling?

200
The theme of a text can also be called the author's _____ to the reader

What is message?

200

A literary technique to build suspense in which the audience knows more than at least one character within the story

What is dramatic irony?

200

Gothic literature is a ____, or type, of literature

What is genre?

200

Type of evidence in which the reader has to reach their own conclusion based on what the text has presented

What is inferential?

200

Stephen King believes that stories work as a ____, where people can work out some of their darkest thoughts and emotions in a safe way

What is a safety valve?
300

Many things work together to help develop the theme of a story, like point of view, character's ____ and actions, and plot events

What is dialogue?

300
Style and form, which is a way that authors can develop suspense, consists of things like word choice, _____, and sentence structure

What is punctuation?

300

Gothic novels and short stories will typically feature suspense, mystery, decaying settings, or ____

What is a supernatural elements?

300

Not all evidence carries the same ____; some is more valuable than others

What is weight?

300

The Red Sox won by this many runs in last night's game

What is nine?

400

A theme can be expressed in one complete _____

What is a sentence?

400
"The Tell-Tale Heart" ends with a ______, which creates suspense for the reader because they want to know what happened to the narrator

What is a cliffhanger?

400

Gothic literature comes from a blend of _____ and horror

What is Dark Romanticism?

400
The reader is never explicitly told that Herbert White is on the other side of the door, but the reader can ____ that it is him based on Mr. White's reaction

What is infer?

400

_____ was a character in books that created suspense through "whodunit mysteries"

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

500

"Superstition" is a _____ of "The Monkey's Paw

What is topic?

500

The perspective from which a story is told is also sometimes called its _____

What is point of view?

500

Gothic literature became popular during this time period

What is the late 18th-19th century?

500

Inferences are dependent upon evidence and ____ from a text

What is context?

500

The name of 2021's most streamed song (so far)

What is good 4 u?

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