Creating Suspense & Tension - Cogston House

What is tension and what does it mean? Select TWO.

• Something that writers use to create a problem in their stories

• It means waiting for something to happen or being uncertain about what will happen.

• It means feeling worry, fear, nerves or pressure.

• Something used in stories to make them mysterious or scary.

What is suspense and what does it mean? Select TWO.

• Something that writers use to create a problem in their stories

• It means waiting for something to happen or being uncertain about what will happen.

• It means feeling worry, fear, nerves or pressure.

• Something used in stories to make them mysterious or scary.

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Exciting synonyms

• Onomatopoeia

• Detailed descriptions

• Short, shocking sentences

Why isn't this scary? Select TWO.

• The descriptions are not detailed.

• The man is just walking, not running

• There is no suspense.

• Men are not dangerous

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Detailed descriptions of the surroundings

• Onomatopoeia

• Giving clues while keeping scary things hidden until the very end.

• Short, shocking sentences

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Detailed descriptions of the surroundings

• Onomatopoeia

• Giving clues while keeping scary things hidden until the very end.

• Short, shocking sentences

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Ellipses (...)

• Subordinate and relative clauses to make the reader wait even longer.

• Giving clues while keeping scary things hidden until the very end.

• Similes and metaphors

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Ellipses (...)

• Subordinate and relative clauses to make the reader wait even longer.

• Appealing to the reader's senses.

• Similes and metaphors

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Physical reactions from the character

• Onomatopoeia

• Giving clues while keeping scary things hidden until the very end.

• Detailed descriptions of the surroundings

Look at the blue highlights. What suspense & tension technique has been used here?

• Physical reactions from the character

• Onomatopoeia

• Appealing to the reader's senses

• Detailed descriptions of the surroundings