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Suspense is best defined as
- the feeling of anxiety created by uncertainty about what will happen next
- the use of foreshadowing to limit the point of view of a story
- a feeling or mood created by the main character's attitude
- the use of flashbacks and conflict to make the plot more interesting
Suspense is a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty created by wondering what will happen next.
Suspense is a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty created by wondering what will happen next.
Suspense is a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty created by wondering what will happen next.
Suspense is a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty created by wondering what will happen next.
A limited point of view can help create suspense by
- telling a story from the point of view of a character who knows more than the main character does
- misleading the reader into thinking that the narrator of the story has all the answers
- telling the reader everything while leaving the main character in the dark about events
- showing us events as seen by a character who has a lot at stake but has limited knowledge of events
Authors often use a limited point of view so that the reader is left wondering, just as the character is.
Authors often use a limited point of view so that the reader is left wondering, just as the character is.
Authors often use a limited point of view so that the reader is left wondering, just as the character is.
Authors often use a limited point of view so that the reader is left wondering, just as the character is.
Foreshadowing is best defined as
- events that mislead the reader about the outcome
- important details from the main character's past
- details that hint at future events in the plot
- descriptions that give insights into the characters
Foreshadowing is the use of subtle details to hint at events to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing is the use of subtle details to hint at events to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing is the use of subtle details to hint at events to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing is the use of subtle details to hint at events to come later in the story.
At a graduation party, the main character wanders into a storage room by mistake while looking for the bathroom. There, a stranger is standing in a dark corner and whispering on her cell phone. When he enters the room, she looks up anxiously. How does this scene use foreshadowing to create suspense?
- The scene suggests that characters in the story know things that will never be revealed to the reader.
- The scene suggests that the main character has a habit of wandering into places he does not belong.
- The young woman's private phone call tells us that she is plotting an unpleasant surprise for the main character.
- The young woman's secrecy and reaction suggest that the subject of the phone call will turn out to be important.
The scene hints that the young woman is having a conversation that she does not want others to overhear.
The scene hints that the young woman is having a conversation that she does not want others to overhear.
The scene hints that the young woman is having a conversation that she does not want others to overhear.
The scene hints that the young woman is having a conversation that she does not want others to overhear.
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