Tell Tale Heart
Why did the narrator not kill the old man for 7 days?
His eye was not open.
What point of view was this story in?
First person
What was the author's purpose of the literary criticism "What is the horror genre?"
Inform
Horror feels more real when it is _____ for the reader
believable
What does it mean to paraphrase something?
To write a quote/sentence in your own words.
What vexed the narrator?
The old man's evil eye
Why is it important for this story to be in first person POV?
We get to hear the erratic and unusual thoughts of the narrator
What is a literary criticism?
A writing in response to a piece of literature
What was the author's reason for writing "What is the Horror Genre?"
To inform readers about the complexities of the horror genre
What is the central idea of a text?
The main idea- what the story is about.
Can you trust the narrator?
No- he is unreliable
How does suspense build in the story?
By having the reader wait to see how crazy the narrator can get and see when/how the man will die
What would a setting of a typical horror story look like?
Dark, creepy, mysterious, haunted, etc.
What are the different types of author's purpose?
Inform, Entertain, Persuade
Why did the narrator want to kill the old man?
Not for any particular reason- he loved him. He just hated the old man's eye.
Why did the narrator get caught?
He revealed himself to the police
Does all horror have monsters in it?
No
One central idea of the selection is that horror
is not limited to stories that are about monsters
What should Short story titles being quoted be in?
Quotation marks
the narrator’s tone in describing his cleanup and first encounter with the police is one of —
Confidence
What could the narrator hear underneath his seat while talking to the police?
The dead old man's heart
In horror, characters typically go
Where they shouldn't
Horror is (usually) fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction (fake)
What is suspense?
Building adrenaline/ anticipation for something to happen in a story