Agatha Christie / Elements of the short story 2024-2025

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01:51

What is a common criticism of Christie’s characters?

1. They are two-dimensional
2. They are unlikeable
3. The suspects are introduced too late
4. There are too many internal monologues

01:51

What is distinctive about many of Christie’s settings?

1. They are exotic
2. They are isolated
3. They are cozy
4. They are unrealistic

02:59

What did Christie often change as she worked?

1. The scene of the crime
2. The identity of victim
3. The identity of the murderer
4. The typewriter she wrote on

04:05

Christie’s clues are designed to be _____ by readers.

1. forgotten
2. ignored
3. easy to guess
4. misinterpreted

05:11

Hercule Poirot is a refugee living in England, and often suffers prejudice at the hands of his British suspects. In what ways does this give him a unique perspective as a detective?

05:11

Christie carefully plotted all of her books before she wrote a single word of the manuscript. What are the advantages and disadvantages of plotting out a murder mystery?

05:11

Agatha Christie’s characters are sometimes stereotypical: what are the pros and cons of this approach for the mystery writer?

05:11

What makes Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple unique detectives, compared to Sherlock Holmes and other predecessors?

1. Patriotism
2. Traumatic backstories
3. They are outsiders
4. 100% success rates

What is a short story?

Short Story Elements 

1. Setting
   
2. Characterization
   
3. Plot
   
4. Conflict
   
5. Climax
   
6. Resolution
   
7. Theme
   
8. Point of view

Setting 

              Tells the reader where and  the story takes place.

Characterization

Creation of imaginary people 

who appear to be real to the reader. 

The writer gives information about 

the characters in the story.

Plot

A series of events through 

which the writer reveals what 

is happening, to whom, and why.

Conflict

Is a problem in the story 

that needs to be resolved.

Climax

When the action comes to 

its highest point of conflict.

When it can go one way 

or another.

Resolution

The story’s action after 

the climax until the end 

of the story. 

How the conflict is solved.

The “conclusion” of the story.

Theme

The story’s main ideas.

The “message” the writer intends to

communicate by telling the story

Point of view

The position of the narrator of the story 

and what the writer sees from that 

vantage point.

Wat maakt een short story boeiend?

1. Onbegrijpelijke woordkeuze
2. Effectief gebruik van taal
3. Grammaticale fouten
4. Te lange zinnen

Wat verhoogt de impact van een short story?

1. Betekenisvol einde
2. Open eindes
3. Onopgeloste mysteries
4. Overdreven happy endings

Wat is een essentieel onderdeel van een short story?

1. Onrealistische plotwendingen
2. Krachtige opening
3. Langdradige beschrijvingen
4. Ontbrekende climax

Wat draagt bij aan een sterke short story?

1. Superhelden
2. Magische krachten
3. Tijdreizen
4. Geloofwaardige personages

Wat is een belangrijk element van een goede short story?

1. Setting
2. Personages
3. Spanning
4. Point of View

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