Elements of Mystery ANSWER KEY PDF

Elements of Mystery ANSWER KEY 1. A mystery is a subgenre of fiction which involves a crime or death to be solved. 2. Three important people who contributed to the mystery genre are Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, and Arthur Conan Doyle. 3. In Latin, the word alibi means elsewhere. It is evidence...

Elements of Mystery ANSWER KEY 1. A mystery is a subgenre of fiction which involves a crime or death to be solved. 2. Three important people who contributed to the mystery genre are Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, and Arthur Conan Doyle. 3. In Latin, the word alibi means elsewhere. It is evidence that someone was elsewhere when a crime was committed, suggesting their innocence. 4. A red herring is a clue to mislead or distract the reader. 5. Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer, introduced the concept of Chekhov’s gun, which is the idea that objects and elements mentioned in a story should always be relevant. Chekhov’s gunman is the human version of this. 6. A suspect is a person thought to be guilty of a crime. 7. A detective is someone who solves crimes and mysteries. 8. Motive means the reason for doing something. 9. To deduce means to arrive to a conclusion. 10. Foreshadowing hints to what will happen later in the story. 11. Mood is the atmosphere/emotions surrounding a story. 12.Irony occurs when the expectation of what will happen and the reality of what does happen do not match up. 13. An unexpected turn of events in the story is called a plot twist. 14. In a mystery story, the crime usually happens before the story begins. 15. Questions readers must ask themselves are: • Who did it? • How did it happen? • Why? What was the motive? Dear Darling Teacher © 2018 Some Rights Reserved