Quiz over Intro to Horror Notes

Define the horror genre

• Horror is a type of music.

• Horror is a type of genre intended to surprise you.

• Horror is a type of genre of literature that intends to make you laugh.

• Horror is a type of genre that intends to startle, shock, scare and repulse the audience.

Define fear

• Fear is an emotion that makes you feel.

• An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous, painful, or threatening.

• Something strange or unknown that hasn't been explained.

• Fear is an emotion that makes you feel.

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What is gothic horror?

• dark novels that combine horror and romanticism

• horror that relies on paranormal activity

• bright Novels that combine Romance

• light novels that combine fiction

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What is supernatural horror?

• Horror that relies on things that are scary.

• Dark horror that has elements of romance.

• Horror that relies on things that are unusual.

• Horror that relies on ghost, aliens, zombies (paranormal elements)

What is non-supernatural horror?

• Horror that contains paranormal elements.

• Horror that may blend with other genres without paranormal elements (sci-fi, history)

• Horror that contains imagery.

• Horror that deals with villain's and alternate realities.

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Common settings of horror stories include all but which type of setting?

• A beautiful, sunny wedding.

• old houses

• attics, basements

• abandoned buildings

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What are the setting moods?

• tomorrow, today, future, present

• tone, laughter

• uneasy, suspenseful, tense, restless

• happy, sad, uncomfortable

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What is suspense?

• details that appeal to the five senses.

• a literary device that uses symbols, words, people, marks, and ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning

• hints for the reader about what might happen

• feeling of excitement and uncertainty of what might happen

What are the five strategies of suspense?

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• limited point of view, setting & imagery, style & form, dramatic irony; cliffhangers

• dangerous, repulsive, scary, unpleasant, fearful

• horror, fiction, non-fiction, mystery, historical fiction

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Define foreshadowing:

• gives readers something to look forward to

• when a character thinks back to something that happened earlier

• gives the readers hints of something to happen later through the story

• encompasses the use of literal or figurative language to add symbolism and enable the reader to imagine the world of the piece of literature

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