Which element did we talk about that can create pacing, tension, suspense and anchoring in a story?

TIME - a ticking clock, when happened, memory, speed up, go slow...

Earlier, we read Poe's Cask of Amontillado & Dahl's The Landlady, both evoking fear, suspense, disgust. What genre?

horror/suspense - becs author foreshadowed a tense, dreaded outcome

The Things We Carry was an example of a story where character, action, and suspense was developed using

detailed and specific lists of objects & their meaning

The beginning of a story is called exposition because it 'exposes' the reader to what 3 key elements?

setting, (main) character, initial situation

Reynolds' Eraser Tattoo was about 2 teens living in Brooklyn, sad to say goodbye. What genre?

realistic - becs it was a real world setting w realistic characters/setting

Using the emotion wheel, we noticed how...

shifting emotions - begin, middle, end - can be enough to = story arc, all of the above

What kind of writing is done just for your own enjoyment, that has nothing to do w anyone else reading it?

journal or diary writing, which could dabble in all kinds of writing

Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" was ex. of Southern Gothic. What style did we see in Southern Gothic?

Set in Amer. South. Dark, macabre situations, highlighting cultural decay.

Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains imagined an AI house was only thing surviving a future nuclear war. What genre?

speculative/science fiction - imagines 'what if' different science event

Memoir was a popular form of (creative) nonfiction that sells well. What is memoir?

A narrative story or book based on true incidents of the writer's life.

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1
Which element did we talk about that can create pacing, tension, suspense and anchoring in a story?
dialogue - NO, CHOOSE TIME
TIME - a ticking clock, when happened, memory, speed up, go slow...
imagery - SERIOUSLY, CHOOSE TIME
objects - NO REALLY, CHOOSE TIME
2
Earlier, we read Poe's Cask of Amontillado & Dahl's The Landlady, both evoking fear, suspense, disgust. What genre?
romance - because addresses tension & drama in relationships
realistic - becs are limited to real world situations without exaggeration
science fiction - because is set in the future w questions of science/tech
horror/suspense - becs author foreshadowed a tense, dreaded outcome
3
The Things We Carry was an example of a story where character, action, and suspense was developed using
romantic settings that evoked a mood
detailed and specific lists of objects & their meaning
use of an historical figure to give context and impact
invention of a dangerous scientific invention that goes wrong
4
G. G. Marquez's story, A Very Old Man w Enormous Wings, had real world setting with one magical element. That genre is:
magical realism
historic fiction
poetry
pure fantasy
5
Objects are useful when writing stories because they can... (read all choices)
develop character - things they love, hold, use, lost...
act as symbols of larger themes
all of the above
create tension and interaction between characters
6
The beginning of a story is called exposition because it 'exposes' the reader to what 3 key elements?
climax, resolution, syntax
setting, (main) character, initial situation
history, rhetoric, action
imagery, suspense, dialogue
7
When analyzing story structure, what do we call the events that increase suspense toward the climax?
resolution or denouement
rising action
climax
exposition
8
How does poetry differ from prose narratives? (poetry vs. short story/novel) - read all choices!
stories build a narrative arc - a beginning, middle, end w sense of closure
poems are written in lines & stanzas w close focus on each beat of sound
all of the above
novels are generally longer than poems
9
Reynolds' Eraser Tattoo was about 2 teens living in Brooklyn, sad to say goodbye. What genre?
science fiction - becs aliens said, 'Take me to your leader'
realistic - becs it was a real world setting w realistic characters/setting
historic - becs it took place in a real event from the historic past
horror - becs monsters stalked up and ate them
10
Why was the 'closed door' prompt so great at getting us writing? (read all choices)
you wonder what's beyond it
the character faces an obstacle
you wonder about the character's desire, & if they'll get through
all of the above
11
What structures to you expect to see in poetry?
grammatically correct, complete sentences
bulleted lists
paragraphs
stanzas & lines
12
Using the emotion wheel, we noticed how...
shifting emotions - begin, middle, end - can be enough to = story arc
all of the above
we could be more specific about our intended emotional effect
we could be more specific about exact character emotions, mood & tone
13
What kind of writing is done just for your own enjoyment, that has nothing to do w anyone else reading it?
published poetry or short story collections
magazine or news writing
published novels & memoirs
journal or diary writing, which could dabble in all kinds of writing
14
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" was ex. of Southern Gothic. What style did we see in Southern Gothic?
A true story based on a person's life.
Fiction Based on imagined future scientific or technological advances.
Set in Amer. South. Dark, macabre situations, highlighting cultural decay.
When the story is made to build suspense and make the reader scared.
15
Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains imagined an AI house was only thing surviving a future nuclear war. What genre?
speculative/science fiction - imagines 'what if' different science event
romance - because centers on relationship between people
historical - because it imagines a story in a real world from the past
realistic - because is limited to details of real world at time written
16
Poems, short stories, novels & memoirs differ in format, but share common purpose: to tell a story. Word for that?
argumentative
narrative
persuasive
informative
17
Memoir was a popular form of (creative) nonfiction that sells well. What is memoir?
Journalistic reporting on major incidents of world news.
Fictional story set in a realistic historical setting.
Suspenseful narrative with a detective or amateur sleuth solving a puzzle.
A narrative story or book based on true incidents of the writer's life.
18
What is the word for the text structure when characters are talking to each other?
dialogue
stanza
antagonist
setting

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