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Elements of Mystery

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  • A mystery is a subgenre of fiction which involves what major plot point?
    a crime or death to be solved
  • Who are the three most important people who contributed to the mystery genre?
    Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, and Arthur Conan Doyle
  • What is a plot twist and provide an example of this from any storyline
    An unexpected turn of events in the story, someone you trusted is also the bad guy-Frozen
  • A person thought to be guilty of a crime
    Suspect
  • Foreshadowing
    Hints to what will happen later in the story.
  • What are the 3 major questions that a reader must ask themselves when reading a mystery text?
    1: Who did it? 2: How did it happen? 3: Why? What was the motive?
  • In Latin, what does Alibi mean? And what is an example of an alibi?
    "Elsewhere" and students answers may vary but it must indicate that they were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
  • What is a red herring?
    a clue to mislead or distract the reader
  • Deduce
    arriving to a conclusion after taking in all the information
  • What is chekhov's gun?
    The concept that an object and element mentioned in a story should always be relevant.
  • What is another name for the atmosphere/emotions surrounding a story
    Mood
  • Irony
    When the expectation of what will happen and the reality of what does happen do not match up.
  • When does the crime typically happen in a mystery story?
    Before the story begins
  • What concept did Anton Chekhov introduce?
    Chekhov's gun and Chekhov's Gunman. The idea that objects and people that are introduced in a story must actually play a role.
  • What is Chekhov's Gunman and what is an example of this in any storyline?
    A person mentioned must play a role in the storyline. Student's answers may vary (Buddy from the Incredibles)
  • the reason for doing something
    Motive
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