'Fear And Suspense In Tell-Tale Heart'

How can an element define genre? Elements in a story sometimes help to develop or figure out the main section or genre of a text. The four elements I chose were fear, suspense, surprise, and mystery. An element can be determined by an phrase, or sentence that catches your attention. Foreshadowing is also a element of a story. It is the planting of clues to indicate the outcome of a story-it compares to suspense; which is out of curiosity. Elements of a story give the setting a purpose to fulfill.
To begin with, most texts of a horror genre contain fear. Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat; to be afraid. As a thought; in “Tell-Tale Heart”,

there was a line I thought of as being fear; -”All in vain”- Edgar A. Poe. Those words to me, meant unsuccessful; this also means showing undue pride and preoccupation in your own appearance. Another line was; “Shot from out the crevice and fell upon the vulture eye”- Poe.”Fell upon the vulture eye”, is already a suspenseful moment because you know an vulture eye is the eye of a spiteful animal which is ever-present and diligent.”The Monkey’s Paw!”- W.W. Jacobs. This sentence is exclamatory. It expresses great emotion such as excitement, surprise, anger, or even fear. Once before, fear is an reaction to something you are afraid of.
Also, a horror genre contain suspense.Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

“I had my head in and was about to open the lantern”- Poe. My thinking was what was he about to do with the lantern? I was curious about what was about to happen. Also in “The Monkey’s Paw”- line 4,”Who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes”- Jacobs. This gave me a thinking of to why were there radical changes? Lastly, “Better where you are”- Jacobs. This phrase to me meant you are better alone and wherever your point is now, should stay there. Suspense creates a luck of

wonder.
Additionally, a horror genre contains surprise.

Surprise is of something unexpected to cause someone to feel mild astonishment or shock. “I admit the deed!-tear up the planks!-here, here!-it is the beating of the hideous heart!”- Poe; this was a surprise because he told upon himself. His guilt caused him to spill what he’d done. Also, “it moved; it twisted in my hand like a snake”- Jacob. This was a shocked surprise, like a more oh my god moment. Lastly, Jacob- “The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house……”. It was a shock and surprise as if to what made this, it was also like suspense. Surprise gives a wow moment or emotion.
Furthermore, an horror genre contain mystery. Mystery is something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain. “It was a low, dull, quick sound”- Poe. This is a curious situation as is what made the nose. Also in Jacob- “It had a spell put on it by an old fakir”. These words makes you wonder. You are wondering what will happen to someone if they made a wish. Lastly, also in Jacob- “But the third wish was for death”. I bet you’re like, well what the third wish. An mystery is like solving a hard math problem, but this time you are given clues and the

basics.
In summary, effective elements answer questions and wonders to an genre. A story has basics but important elements. Elements are necessary on the part of readers to know which category of genre they are reading in order to understand the message it conveys. Horror is varied genre that is hard to be defined by one single definition. The end of the story contains elements of super natural events that seem to be unreal, impossible, or irrational, or events that follow the laws of rational but are incredible, disturbing, unusual, shocking, unexpected, or unique.