Suspense and Literary Techniques

Foreshadowing is ___________

• When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion
• The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.
• Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come
• The  author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Why is suspense important in a story?

Suspense is important important to writing because...

• it is only in the beginning of the story.

• it tells the reader where the setting is.

• it draws the reader into the story.

• it answers all the questions the reader has.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

________ is when the writer gives clues or hints about what will happen later in the story.

• Delaying the Answer

• Foreshadowing

• Slow Down Method

• Dramatic Irony

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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___________ is when the author gives the reader information so that he or she knows that something important is going to happen, but the character(s) is not aware of the upcoming situation or upcoming danger.

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Mood

• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Darkness is an example of which suspense technique?

• conflict

• dramatic irony

• foreshadowing

• setting

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When a story has good ______________ it helps the reader picture the story in their mind and this can make it much scarier.

• surprise ending

• mood

• imagery

• alliteration

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__________ helps the reader hear the scary sounds of the story in their minds.

• Slow Down Method

• Alliteration

• Mood

• Onomatopoeia

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When the narrator of the story cannot be trusted they are called a(n) __________ .

• First person narrator

• Second person narrator

• Unbelievable narrator

• Unreliable narrator

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The purpose of suspense is to keep the reader interested in the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Advancing or developing something at a particular rate or tempo is looming.

• Developing False Moments of Relief

• Sound Imagery

• Creating Questions/Ambiguity

• Pacing

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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