The Veldt Vocabulary/Elements of Suspense

(adjective): covered with straw

Choose the correct term that matches with the definition above.

• neorotic

• thatched

• engross

• peculiarly

​ (a)   is defined as an irrational distrust of others

• Paranoia
• Engross
• Neurotic
• Jaunt

Match the following Elements of Suspense:

• 5 Senses

• Sets up a question

• Unsettling Setting

• Foreshadowing

• Hints or Clues to upcoming events

• Elements of Time

• Use of Uncertainty

• Castles, Abandoned House

• Flashback, Flashforward, Cliffhanger

• Imagery

the open country of grass and bushes, or thinly forested parts of southern Africa is known as a

Words like roar, crunch, beep are known as ​ (a)  

• onomatopoeia
• crystalline
• obsolete
• foreshadowing

excessively nervous or obsessive is also known as ​ (a)  

• neurotic
• veldt
• persecute
• engross

like crystal; clear; transparent is the definition for the term__________

• beautiful

• jaunt

• insufferable

• crystalline

To torture or torment is the definition for the the word ​ (a)  

• persecute
• conjure
• foreshadowing
• flashforward

​ (a)   is defined as horrified; overcome with alarm

• Appalled
• Awry
• Conjure
• Obsolete

A brief trip is also known as a __________