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seesaw
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rocket
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rocket
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baam
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How does the author make the house feel strange?
Through descriptions like “smaller, darker, less familiar”
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What feeling does the word “silently” in “The stranger stood silently in the doorway” create?
Mood: Uneasy / mysterious
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baam
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fairy
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rocket
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baam
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Mood or Tone: “The father forced a smile, though his hands were trembling.”
Both — Mood: tense; Tone: uneasy / cautious
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What is the author’s attitude in the line “The stranger seemed both ordinary and unsettling”?
Tone: Curious and cautious
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Give one word that describes the story’s tone.
Curious / cautious / suspicious
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What is one way the author makes readers feel suspense?
By using ordinary settings with strange or unexpected events
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magnet
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gift
Win 25 points!
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banana
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15
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Name a Gothic element in the story.
Eerie setting / psychological tension / mystery
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What words in the story create suspense?
“Shadow,” “quiet,” “trembling,” “held its breath”
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magnet
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rocket
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baam
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Why does the stranger make the story feel Gothic?
He is mysterious, unsettling, and changes ordinary life into something strange
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Give one word that describes the story’s overall mood.
Mysterious / tense / uneasy
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