Horror and The Tell-Tale Heart

Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?

• A Horror writers are better at creating suspense than other writers.

• B Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.

• C Characters in horror stories are scarier than characters in other stories.

• D There is tension because monsters in horror stories do unexpected things.

Which is the most unlikely setting for a horror story?

• A an isolated road

• B a bright beautiful park

• C a dark basement

• D an old attic

In literature, _______ is the growing tension and excitement felt by readers.

• outcome

• suspense

• genre

Which of the following terms describes the uneasy feeling a reader gets when they aren't sure what is going to happen next?

• Allusion

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

Which of the following terms best describes the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader?

• Mood

• Tone

• Irony

• Setting

Which type of irony occurs when a character says something, but in reality, means something else entirely.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Socratic

Which of the following types of irony occurs when the reader knows something that a character does not know?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Socratic

Which of the following types of irony occurs when the reader or a character expects one thing to happen, but then the opposite happens?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Socratic

Which of the following terms refers to the perspective or vantage point from which a story is told?

• Narration Style

• Point of View

• First Person

• Speaking perspective

Which of the following points of view uses the pronouns I, me, my, and we?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient