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Edgar Allan Poe
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edgar Allan Poe Biography!
- American short story writer, poet, critic, and editor
- Known for his tales of mystery and horror
- His tales initiated the modern detective story.
- Known as the "Father of the Detective Story"
- His poem The Raven is among the best-known poems in English Literature
- Suffered a great deal of pain and loss throughout his life, which in turn affected his writing
- Common themes in his work: Death and Loss
- Author of Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels
- These stories are essential to contemporary crime fiction
- Loved detective stories.
- Great admirer of Edgar Allen Poe
- Thought other writers had weak characters and weaker plots
- Decided to improve form of detective fiction
- Conan created the "scientific approach" to solving crimes
- Observation, analysis, theory
DETECTIVE STORIES
Characteristics of a Detective Story:
A good detective story follows these six unwritten rules!
- The crime must be significant
- The detective must be memorable
- The criminal must be a worthy opponent
- The clues must be made available to the reader
- The suspects must appear early in the story
- The solution must be reasonable and possible.
REVIEW
The Mystery Genre
What are the Elements of Mystery?
1 - There must be A CRIME
2 - VARIOUS CLUES
3 - There is also... SUSPENSE AND TENSION
4 - The SOLUTION to the crime
What are the rules of crime solving?
Mystery Vocabulary!
MOTIVE - (Reason for the crime)
ALIBI
Proof that suspect was nowhere near the crime scene
SLEUTH
MEANS - (Way to commit crime)
Private investigator or detective investigating the case
Deduction
Using facts to infer a conclusion / solution
OPPORTUNITY - (Chance to commit crime)
CULPRIT
Person who committed the crime
LEAD
Red Herring
Information or clues concerning the case
False clue or lead!
Fake out! Planting misleading clues!
Used to throw you off the trail!
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