Suspense-The Tell-Tale Heart

Which of the following is NOT a technique used to create suspense? 

• Describing a character's anxiety or fear
• Revealing the climax of the story
• Repeating words, phrases, or character's actions
• Using vivid words to describe dramatic sights, sounds, or feelings

Which of the following lines from "Tell-Tale Heart" does NOT create suspense? 

• "A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine."
• "Groan of moral terror."
• "It grew louder-louder--louder!"
• "True! Nervous. Very, very dreadfully nervous i had been and am!"

Foreshadowing is: 

• when an author describes the major events in a story out of sequence
• using particular language to create curiosity
• the use of clues to hint at future events
• creating a sense of eeriness within a story

Not being able to trust the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" makes the story LESS suspenseful. 

• True
• False

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" hearing the beating of a heart and being startled by it foreshadowed that:

• He was a murderer
• He was going to break down and confess to the police
• The police knew where the body was
• He wasn't nervous at all

Which of the following statements about suspense is NOT true?

• It is the growing tension and excitement felt by readers
• Writers use suspense to make their stories more interesting
• Suspense can be used  in a variety of ways
• Only scary stories can use suspense