Building Suspense in Writing

What is the purpose of building suspense in writing?

• To entertain the reader

• To confuse the reader

• To bore the reader

• To educate the reader

Which type of suspense involves letting the reader know more than the hero?

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• First Person Perspective

How does suspense affect the reader?

• Creates a puzzle to solve

• Sets a mood

• Creates urgency

• All of the above

What is the difference between suspense and surprise?

• Suspense plays with reader's expectations of time, while surprise is unexpected

• Suspense is unexpected, while surprise plays with reader's expectations of time

• There is no difference between suspense and surprise

• Suspense and surprise are unrelated

How do cliffhangers affect suspense?

• To deprive readers of closure triggers their interest

• They provide closure to the reader

• Readers do not care about endings

• They have no effect on suspense

What is one way to create suspense in a chapter?

• Finish the chapter with a cliffhanger ending

• Provide a detailed description of the setting

• Introduce a new character

• Include a flashback

How can internal monologue be used to create suspense?

• By revealing the protagonist's thoughts and feelings

• By describing the physical appearance of the characters

• By providing historical background information

• By introducing parallel plot lines

What is the benefit of introducing parallel plot lines?

• It creates more places for suspense

• It provides closure to the reader

• It decreases the reader's interest

• It has no effect on suspense

How can compressing a story's timeline increase suspense?

• It puts more pressure on the characters

• It slows down the pacing of the story

• It reduces the tension in the story

• It has no effect on suspense

Which of the following contribute to suspense?

• pace

• knowledge of the genre

• setting

• all of the above