Suspense

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is...

• Anxiety

• Suspense

• Dilemma

• Foreshadowing

The ending of an installment of fiction that ends in suspense in order to interest the reader.

• Cliffhanger

• Mystery

• Reversal

• Suspense

What suspense element is in EVERY story?

• Mood

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Irony

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

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is:

• conflict

• suspense

• dramatic irony

• alliteration

What is suspense?

• Leaves the reader questioning the characters within a story

• How the reader feels; what feelings are evoked by the author’s words and descriptions

• Intense feeling that a reader goes through while waiting for an outcome of certain events; holding their breath and wanting more.

The sense of anticipation or worry that the author makes the reader feel.

• suspense

• climax

• foreshadowing

• flashback

A feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is...

• Conflict

• Suspense

• Characterization

• Foreshadowing

A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty about what is going to happen in a story.

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Imagery

• Limited Point of View

Which of the following terms refers to a state or feeling of anxious or excited uncertainty?

• Mood

• Suspense

• Tone

• Literature