The genre of fiction intended to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle is called

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A term that means main character. In horror fiction, they are usually characters we understand, but they may be estranged.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Good guy

• Villain

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A term that is the feeling a reader gets from a work. In horror fiction, it may be dark, menacing, foreboding, or bleak.

• Tone

• Emotion

• Pathos

• Mood

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Which one of these is not one of the five elements of horror?

• Suspense

• Hope

• Mystery

• Foreshadowing

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What is the most important element of a great horror story?

• Foreshadowing

• Surprise

• Mystery

• Fear

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This literary element particularly affects the mood through description in horror literature.

• Setting

• Theme

• Rising Action

• Point of View

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A narrator that we cannot trust because they are misguided, confused, or lying.

• Vague

• Dishonest

• Unreliable

• Devious

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Clues that hint at the hidden truth or surprising ending.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

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The anxiety or worry we feel about the unknown in the story.

• Terror

• Foreshadowing

• Apathy

• Suspense

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Which of these is not one of the six subgenres of horror?

• Science Fiction

• Survival

• Paranormal

• Comedy

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