What is Horror Genre
something, you make it grow in strength
intensified
an idea, you think of.
conceived
This person wrote the Tell Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Literary Criticism
an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context
The attitude of the author as conveyed through the language
Tone
something, you prove it is right or valid.
intensified
If you do this to someone, you annoy that person.
vexed
What is the narrator’s reason for killing the old man?
The old man’s eye reminds the narrator of a vulture’s.
the art or practice of judging and commenting on the qualities and character of literary works
The way the author uses language to write a story
things that have comparable or similar parts.
parallel
If you do this to something, you smother it.
stifled
If someone is this way, the person is false or deceptive.
hypocritical
opinion of the material
controlling idea
The lesson or underlying meaning of a literary work
Theme
a search
quests
a narrow crack
crevice
If you do something like this, you do it with intense emotion.
vehemently
writing that examines, analyzes, and interprets a particular work or an aspect of literature
Literary criticism
Plot
The person who wrote this essay
Sharon A. Russell
shameless daring or boldness
audacity
jeering laughter or ridicule.
derision
reason for writing
author’s purpose
the process by which the author introduces and describes the characters in a story
Characterization