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Suspense is the feeling of anxiety or excitement about something that may or may not happen. Suspense in a story is when the details leave the reader excited and anxious as they wonder what will happen next.
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∙ 9y ago
Suspense in literary terms refers to the feeling of tension, anticipation, and uncertainty that an author creates for the reader. It is often achieved through plot twists, cliffhangers, and unresolved conflicts, keeping readers engaged and eager to know what will happen next.
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∙ 11y agoThat quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events. Suspense makes the reader ask "What will happen next?". Suspense is greatest when it focuses attention on a sympathetic character. Thus, the most familiar kind of suspense involves a character hanging form the lee of a tall building, or tied to a railroad tracks as a train approaches.
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∙ 13y agosuspense is important in a story because it keeps the reader wanting more
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∙ 10y agoIt means you don't know what is going to happen next.
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∙ 11y ago"Heighten" means to make it more. In this case, more suspenseful.
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Literary terms for the possibility of evil?
Literary Techniques: suspense, foreshadowing, situational and dramatic
What does foreboding mean in literary terms?
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Literary means like the symbol of the flag.
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Which of these terms mean the central message conveyed by a literary work?
**Theme**
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Where an actor speaks either to himself or to the audience.
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conflict
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a fable means a made up tale with mythical creatures in it
Are there literary terms in Percy series?
Yes, there are literary terms in every book ever made.
Is suspense a theme?
Oh yesss!!! Any work of literature in terms can be a theme irony, suspense, foreshadowing.
What is literary devices means in foreshadowing mean in simple terms?
In joke terms it is known as 'planting'-creating something in writing which will have relevance later on.
