What is a cliffhanger in literature?

Answer 1

One of the best cliff hangers I ever read and saw in the movie version was "To Kill a Mockingbird. The reader is kept wondering whether our not the attorney will get the innocent black man declared not guilty. He puts certain people on the witness stand. You are kept fretting over the entire crime and whether or not the female victim will tell the truth as you read the book or watch the movie. The cliff hanger occurs when the reader finally learns the black man was not the perpetrator but the helper of the victim. She reveals who really harmed her.

Another great cliff hanger example is in the story "Pride and Prejudice." The main characters clash due to incorrect information they have learned about one another. Therefore there is a clash based on pride and prejudice. The cliffhanger occurs when they accidentally learn the truth and declare their love for one another.

In the story the Christmas Carol poor Scrooge panics he will never be able to change after the three ghosts have shown him his life and death. He false asleep. The cliff hanger occurs when he wakes up and rushes to the window to ask a young boy what day it is. He is so worried it is past Christmas and he would not be able to change for the better. He is so relieved when he learns it is Christmas Day and he has his chance to change into a kind and generous person.

Courtroom dramas and mysteries have great cliffhangers. So I suggest you read authors like Grisham, MacDonald, McBain, Korman, Sanders, and Patterson.

Answer 2

This isn't really an urban slang or slang. Cliff hangers are parts in movies or tv shows where it ends with a point of tension, as if someone hears a gunshot, shows over. It's a technique used so that viewers would watch the next episode to find out what happens next.

Answer 3

Anyone writing a fictional story requires to have a good story plan in their head. Cliffhangers should be timed to come at the end of a section, or at the very end of the story. They should have several different possible outcomes in order to keep the attention of the reader.

Answer 4

A "cliffhanger" is a book or chapter ending that has the characters in some sort of danger (like hanging from the edge of a cliff). It is used in some books to create tension and make the reader want to turn the page or pick up the next book.

Answer 5

A cliffhanger in literature is a narrative technique where the story ends abruptly at a moment of tension or suspense, leaving the resolution unresolved. It leaves readers eager to know what happens next, often prompting them to continue reading to find out the outcome. Cliffhangers are employed to create anticipation and engagement with the story.

Answer 6

A cliffhanger is where the book stops at the end and makes you want to buy the next book

Answer 7

s there can because if you do then the reader will want to know more and then they might even end up reading the whole book. lol

Answer 8

A cliff hanger is when a book ends leaving you in suspense rather than ending with 'they all lived happily ever after.'

Answer 9

how is a cliffhanger used