Suspense and Foreshadowing

What is suspense?

• The "crawl under a rock feeling" of fright.
• The "on the edge of your seat" feeling of excitement.
• The "run around the world" feeling of freedom.
• The "give your mama a hug" feeling of joy.

What is foreshadowing?

• When an author tries to trick you (i.e. show you a happy day when the story has a sad ending)
• When an author gives you clues about future events in the story.
• When an author describes their favorite color.
• When an author leaves you on a cliffhanger.

Which of the following could leave you in suspense?

• "Follow me, we're going to Disneyland!"
• "There is an evil monster in the closet. Don't go in there."
• "I love Spring. It's a beautiful day!"
• "I wonder why this town is deserted. Let's go exploring!"

Which of the following is not an example of foreshadowing?

• At the beginning of The Wizard of Oz, Miss Gulch is shown changing into a witch, clearly showing what is yet to come.
  
• In Avatar, Grace says, "I'd die to get a sample", referring to the Tree of Souls. Later she is wounded and is taken to the tree and says, "I should get a sample."
  
• In Finding Nemo, Dory sings a song titled "Just Keep Swimming." She swims throughout the movie.
• In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke sees his own face under Vader’s mask when he was on Dagobah. Later, he finds out Vader is his father.
  

When a writer provides clues that hint at the story’s outcome

• FORESHADOWING
• DILEMMA
• MOOD
• SUSPENSE

Plot device often used to create suspense in which the end is curiously abrupt so that the main characters are left in a difficult situation without offering any resolution of conflict.

• CLIFFHANGER
• DILEMMA
• MYSTERY
• SITUATIONAL IRONY

The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching

• MOOD
• MYSTERY
• SUSPENSE
• TONE

Textual evidence means to provide what?

• A quote
• An explanation
• A definition
• An image

What are elements in a text that trigger the reader’s 5 senses?

• hyperbole
• tone 
• imagery
• metaphor

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)