The Art of Suspense

The Art of Suspense

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Why Suspense?

1. In literature, suspense is an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
2. A writer creates suspense through a controlled release of information to readers that raises key questions
3. Makes readers eager, but terrified, to find out what happens next

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Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is Key

• Is a literary device that drops hints or suggests events that are to come in a...
• Story
• Play
• Movie
• Commonly by writers to...
• Build their readers’ expectations
• Create suspense
• Place importance on events.

Example

An old man is sitting at his desk looking at his stamp collection. When he opens the drawer for his magnifying glass, his fingers brush against a revolver. He finds the magnifying glass and closes the drawer...

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Time to practice identifying some foreshadowing in these cases below

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Prediction

Take a moment and make a prediction about what is going to happen next. Make sure to back up your answer with evidence

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What actually happened? Were you correct?

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Let's Investigate

Time to practice identifying some foreshadowing in these cases below

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Prediction

Take a moment and make a prediction about what is going to happen next. Make sure to back up your answer with evidence

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What actually happened? Were you correct?

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Time to practice identifying some foreshadowing in these cases below

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Prediction

Take a moment and make a prediction about what is going to happen next. Make sure to back up your answer with evidence

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Irony

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How Ironic

Irony is the use of words to express something other than the literal meaning.

Situational Irony

• Is when reality contradicts what we expect

• The unexpected turn of events is often used in stories to achieve specific effects such as humor or conflict.

Verbal Irony

• This type of irony uses words or phrases that are different from their original meaning.
• You see this when characters say one thing but mean the opposite.

Verbal Irony

• This type of irony uses words or phrases that are different from their original meaning.
• You see this when characters say one thing but mean the opposite.

Dramatic Irony

• This type of irony happens when characters are unaware of something that the reader or audience already knows.

• Writers often use this as a way to build suspense within a story.

Suspense

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Building Suspense

Suspense is a feeling of anxiety or anticipation. In literature, authors use that anxiety to make readers concerned about characters with whom they have formed sympathetic attachments.

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Now that you have learned how authors create suspense, you will now complete the practice in your notes. Videos are linked in your notes as a reference.

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Congratulations! Now you are a master at identifying how authors use suspense!