Elements of Suspense

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

• Anxiety

• Suspense

• Dilemma

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

• Cliffhanger

• Mystery

• Reversal

• Suspense

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The writer's use of clues - true or false - that may or may not hint or suggest the story's outcome is...

• Mystery

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Red herring

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The type of irony where a situation is understood by the audience or readers but not grasped by the characters or actors.

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• narration

• setting

• suspense

• mood

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When an author gives a hint about something that will happen later...

• mood

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• narration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The SETTING for this photo is....

• a country meadow during the springtime

• a futuristic city

• an old graveyard on Halloween

• someone's backyard at Christmas time

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Is this dramatic irony?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

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)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't is:

• Foreshadowing

• Dramatic Irony

• Slow Down Method

• Suspenseful Title

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5