Elements of Suspense

A sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement felt by the reader.

• Anxiety

• Suspense

• Dilemma

• Foreshadowing

The feeling of anticipation that something dangerous is about to happen.

• narration

• setting

• suspense

• mood

A story or plot-line that ends in suspense in order to interest the reader.

• Cliffhanger

• Mystery

• Reversal

• Suspense

Suspense is meant to be...

• Funny

• Calming

• Nerve provoking

• Sad

Which of the following are common elements of suspense? Select ALL that apply!

• fog

• dark nights

• plot twist

• cliffhanger

• repetition

is the sensation of tension or excitement that results from anticipating how a story will turn out or how a problem, challenge, or mystery will be solved.

Suspense is meant to cause...

• humor

• calmness

• anxiety

• sadness

Which of these is NOT an element of suspense

• Separation

• Ghosts

• Time

• Distance

Suspense is...

• the sense of humor involved in a funny narrative.

• the sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement felt by the reader.

• the sense of wonder in a great novel.

• the sense of dread in a horror story.

Which one of these IS an element of suspense?

• life and death

• choices/expectations

• simple problems

• happy ending