strange and mysterious story elements

STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS

STORY ELEMENTS

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art

and science.

-Albert Einstein

TALES OF THE STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS

Strange:


Strange: something that is unfamiliar or out of the ordinary.

Mysterious:


Strange: something that is unfamiliar or out of the ordinary.

Mysterious: something that is difficult or impossible to explain.


“The Raven”

“The Tell-Tale Heart”

“Annabel Lee”

“The Fall of the House of Usher”

STRANGE & MYSTERIOUS STORY

ELEMENTS

SUSPENSE: The uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next

in a story, novel or drama


ELEMENTS

4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 1. Foreshadowing:


ELEMENTS

4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 1. Foreshadowing: The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.


ELEMENTS

4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 2. Mystery: something that is difficult or impossible to explain.


ELEMENTS

4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 3. Dilemma: a difficult or puzzling situation where the character must choose a dangerous course of action.


ELEMENTS

4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 4. Reversal: a sudden change in a character’s situation from good to bad, or vice versa.


ELEMENTS

Identify:1. Foreshadowing:2. Mystery:3. Dilemma:4. Reversal:

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ELEMENTS

MOOD the feeling a reader

gets from the story.


ELEMENTSCreating a mysterious MOOD: Expressing character’s

fears through thoughts & feelings.


ELEMENTSCreating a mysterious MOOD: Producing vivid

descriptions of sights and sounds.


ELEMENTS

Creating a mysterious MOOD:

Repeating words, phrases or actions.

STRANGE & MYSTERIOUS VOCABULARY

alibi – n. a person used as another’s excuse. deduction – n. process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence/cluesfaçade – n. a false front or appearance


hunch – n. a suspicion or guessintercept – v. to take or cut off from the intended destinationinvestigation – n. a search or examination for facts or clues.


motive – n. something that causes a person to act a certain way or do a certain thing. oppressive – adj. unjustly harshrapacious – adj. extremely greedy


red herring – n. a distraction from the real problemsinister – adj. evil; wicked, dishonestsleuth – n. a detective or private eye


tantalizing – adj. teasing by withholding something; temptingvictim – n. a person who suffers from a disaster or injurywitness – n. one who sees or watches


ELEMENTSCreating Suspense & Mystery: Use of irony: A contrast

between expectation and reality.

strange and mysterious story elements

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