Crime Fiction Flashcard

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What is an Alibi?

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A claim or piece of evidence that shows a person was elsewhere when a crime is alleged to have taken place.

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What is Dramatic Irony?

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A technique where the reader knows more than the characters in the story.

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What is a Red Herring?

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A technique used by crime writers to mislead readers into believing that someone other than the actual culprit committed the crime.

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What is a Suspect?

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A person whom a detective believes has committed a crime.

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What are Crime Genre Conventions?

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The characteristics or aspects that allow us to identify a crime fiction text.

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What is Foreshadowing?

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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What is Verbal Irony?

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A figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of what they really mean.

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What is a Clue in Crime Fiction?

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A piece of evidence or information that helps to solve a crime.

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What is Evidence?

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Information or objects that are used to support a conclusion in a criminal investigation.

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What is a Sleuth?

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A detective or investigator who solves crimes.