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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

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

Tales of the Strange and Mysterious Strange: something that is unfamiliar or out of the ordinary. Mysterious: something that is difficult or impossible to explain.

Tales of the Strange and Mysterious “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

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS 4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 1. Foreshadowing:

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

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS 4 Elements of SUSPENSE: 2. Mystery: something that is difficult or impossible to explain.

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

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

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS Identify: 1. Foreshadowing: 2. Mystery: 3. Dilemma: 4. Reversal: Watch "The Tell-Tale Heart" on YouTube

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS MOOD the feeling a reader gets from the story.

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS Creating a mysterious MOOD: Expressing character’s fears through thoughts & feelings.

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS Creating a mysterious MOOD: Producing vivid descriptions of sights and sounds.

Strange & Mysterious STORY 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/clues façade – n. a false front or appearance

Strange & Mysterious Vocabulary hunch – n. a suspicion or guess intercept – v. to take or cut off from the intended destination investigation – n. a search or examination for facts or clues.

Strange & Mysterious Vocabulary motive – n. something that causes a person to act a certain way or do a certain thing. oppressive – adj. unjustly harsh rapacious – adj. extremely greedy

Strange & Mysterious Vocabulary red herring – n. a distraction from the real problem sinister – adj. evil; wicked, dishonest sleuth – n. a detective or private eye

Strange & Mysterious Vocabulary tantalizing – adj. teasing by withholding something; tempting victim – n. a person who suffers from a disaster or injury witness – n. one who sees or watches

Strange & Mysterious STORY ELEMENTS Creating Suspense & Mystery: Use of irony: A contrast between expectation and reality.