Crime Fiction
The classic crime fiction genre which is typically associated with British crime fiction
Whodunit
The type of narration where the reader has direct access to one character's thoughts and sees everything from his/her perspective
1st person narration
One of the most famous fictional characters in the history of Crime Fiction. First introduced by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective.
Sherlock Holmes
Omskriv sætningen til præsens:
Sherlock Holmes had solved a lot of mysteries
Sherlock Holmes solves a lot of mysteries
When we focus on analyzing the important characters in a story we make a...
Characterization
The modern (newer) version of the classic crime fiction genre, where the plot revolves around the process of locating the criminal, rather than finding out who the criminal is
Howcatchem
The two most typical settings in Crime Fiction which can be said to be each other's opposites
Idyllic landscapes (ex. the country side) and The Big City (urban environment)
A typical main character in crime fiction who often happens to be extremely intelligent yet a bit of an outsider
The loner
Analyze the following sentence:
Luckily, crime fiction is the most interesting topic ever
Luckily (adverbialled), crime fiction (subjekt), is (verballed), the most interesting topic ever (subjektsprædikat)
When we analyze the depiction of the environment in the story, we focus on the descriptions of the...
Setting
A specific type of crime fiction where the main character is usually a detective who appears to be a tough guy who uses alcohol to cope with his emotions
Hardboiled crime fiction (typically American crime fiction)
Mention the typical home-out-home plot structure of crime fiction
Something which the protagonists of most crime fiction usually have in common
They are typically loners with problematic lives (troubled childhoods, difficult relationships, abuse)
Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective and everyone around the world ______ (at elske, præsens) his unique character
loves (ord der ender på -body, -one, og -thing er altid 3. person singularis)
The opposite category/genre to fiction
Non-fiction
Mention the 9 different sub-genres of crime fiction
Whodunit, British Crime fiction, Howcatchem Hardboiled crime fiction, American Crime fiction, courtroom drama/legal drama, Police procedurals, Locked room mysteries, Modern crime stories
The definitions of push effect and pull effect
Push effect = An element which the author introduces in the story in order to speed things up and make it easier to solve the mystery
Pull effect = An element which the author introduces to slow things down by including different obstacles which makes it harder to solve the mystery
The two aspects of a character which we focus on when we make an analysis of the important characters in a story
inner characteristics and outer characteristics
Indsæt relative pronomener:
Sherlock Holmes is a famous character _____ is known by people all around the world. He has an ability to solve mysteries _____ is envied by all the other detectives. In the end Sherlock catches the criminal _____ victims have all been found
1. who (Henfører til person: 'Sherlock Holmes' og er subjekt i sin egen sætning) - 2. Which (henfører til ikke-person (ability) - 3. whose (genitiv)
Fill in the blanks:
When you _______ a text, you are supposed to read between the lines and _______ the meaning, in order to reach a higher understanding
When you analyze a text, you are supposed to read between the lines and interpret the meaning, in order to reach a higher understanding
The name of the famous author who is generally known as the inventor of the detective story, and who was the first to introduce the so called 'locked-room mystery'
Mr. Edgar Allan Poe
A literary/narrative device which the author uses to create suspense and give a hint of what will happen later in the story (often used in descriptions of the setting)
Foreshadowing
A character that develops throughout a story and undergoes a personal development is not a simple character but a...
Complex character
Betydningen af verbalkongruens
Der skal være overensstemmelse mellem subjekt (X) og verballed (O) (Tænk 3. person singularis)
Analyzing a text can be compared to detective work! When you make different claims about the text, you must prove your points by using ___________
Textual evidence! (documentation, evidence from the text)