a type or category of literature (e.g., romance, sci fi, horror, mystery, etc.)​

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​Genre

Genre

Different genres of literature have different characteristics or features that we use to identify them.

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In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the story is told from a first person perspective and we get to see the thoughts of the narrator.​

Sentence Structure

In this story, Poe (the author) uses lots of long sentences that are broken up with dashes and capital letters.

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This style of writing helps show how anxious and nervous the narrator is.​

-Best known for horror stories, but he was also a poet.

-Wrot​e some of the first detective stories.

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​Edgar Allan Poe