What is the Horror Genre?

What is the Horror Genre?

Assessment

Flashcard

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Michele Miller

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The author says that defining the horror genre by subjects, such as monsters, is

Back

not always possible since some horror stories do not have monsters.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Most unlikely setting for a horror story: isolated road, bright beautiful park, dark basement, old attic.

Back

a bright beautiful park

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In horror stories, readers expect a strong connection between:

Back

story events and setting

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The author’s purpose for writing this literary criticism is to

Back

define a genre.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ways to categorize horror stories: theme, subjects, source of horror, setting.

Back

subjects

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A quest is a

Back

search.

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