Tension in Skellig Chapter 13

Tension in Skellig Chapter 13

Tension

• Suspense: uncertainty, wanting to know what will happen next. EXAMPLE: The fly could smell it from miles away. The fly's powerful eyes spotted it. His friends were already zooming towards it.

• Tension: emotional stress EXAMPLE It was his first trip to the balloon store. The bright colors made him jump for joy. The worker chose the balloon in the shape of the boy's favorite thing, an airplane. She filled it and tied a long string to it. A customer walked in, bringing in a gust of wind. The balloon floated out of the workers hands towards the open door. . . .

• Emotional connection, you usually need to have an emotional connection to the character to feel tension. You need to understand the character's problems (conflict)

Multiple Choice

The fly could smell it from miles away. The fly's powerful eyes spotted it. His friends were already zooming towards it.

• Tension

• Suspense

Open Ended

The fly could smell it from miles away. The fly's powerful eyes spotted it. His friends were already zooming towards it. What happens next? One short sentence:

Multiple Choice

It was his first trip to the balloon store. The bright colors made him jump for joy. The worker chose the balloon in the shape of the boy's favorite thing, an airplane. She filled it and tied a long string to it. A customer walked in, bringing in a gust of wind. The balloon floated out of the workers hands towards the open door. . .

• tension

• suspense

Open Ended

It was his first trip to the balloon store. The bright colors made him jump for joy. The worker chose the balloon in the shape of the boy's favorite thing, an airplane. She filled it and tied a long string to it. A customer walked in, bringing in a gust of wind. The balloon floated out of the workers hands towards the open door. . . What do you want to happen next? One or two short sentences:

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Short vs Long Sentences

It was pitch black in there.

I could see nothing.

Mina took my hand.

She led me up some wide stairs.

As my eyes got used to the gloom I made out the shapes of the boarded windows, of dark doorways and broad landings.

Multiple Choice

It was pitch black in there.

I could see nothing.

Mina took my hand.

• emotion

• description

• action

• boring

Multiple Choice

She led me up some wide stairs.

As my eyes got used to the gloom I made out the shapes of the boarded windows, of dark doorways and broad landings.

• action

• description

• emotion

• simile