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    and construct an atmosphere for the audience through the use of setting and foreshadowing. Suspense is shaped through an expressive setting on all accounts in the three short stories. Authors Sheryl Clark‚ Ronald Dahl and Conan Doyle each have an individual way of creating and describing the setting within each short story. ‘Fresh Bait’

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    of help from the servants B. Lack of shelter to sleep and protect them from the elements C. Unfriendly towns that did not receive them III. Elliot utilizes foreshadowing to Christ. A. Three trees represent the crosses on Calvary B. The Magi are not sure whether they are traveling to see a birth or a death. This is a foreshadowing of the death of the new born sons by Herod and the pending death of Christ C. There is pain in birth for the mom‚ but it is forgotten when the child arrives

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    Dangerous Game” is a suspenseful short story because‚ of the use of foreshadowing‚ unique character‚ and an engaging plot to develop and build the the suspense of the story. The story has some great use of foreshadowing throughout the beginning and the middle parts to make a strong foundation for the story to be engaging. The use of foreshadowing is found within conversations between Whitney and Rainsford. The reason there is foreshadowing is because Rainsford remarks‚ "Don’t talk rot‚ Whitney‚" said Rainsford

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    these devices to analyze and interpret the story. The use of a literary device provides a punch to the story and gets the reader’s full attention. Literary devices help express a particular idea in a meaningful way. Poe uses irony‚ symbolism‚ and foreshadowing to enhance the mind of readers. Irony is usually defined as the difference between what is said and what is really meant. Poe uses extensive irony throughout the story. James Gargano suggests that Poe’s tale presents an ironic vision of the

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    to die or come close to dying during the voyage. Unfortunately‚ exacly as how I imagined it would happen it actually occurred. Graces’ mother died of an unknown sickness that caused horrible stomach pain. Another event in which Atwood uses foreshadowing is when Halloween night came about. Legend says that on the night of Halloween‚ young unmarried lady’s who were curious about their feature husband or as they like to say “sweetheart”‚ were to grab an apple and carefully peel off the skin and

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    Captain Torres‚ who needs a shave from his hard work of catching revolutionaries. The techniques used in the story are foreshadowing and internal conflict. The barber uses external movement and different reactions to what Torres does when the captain enters. The story shows foreshadowing and internal conflict to show suspense in the story. One way that Tellez uses foreshadowing is how the barber reacts when Captain Torres comes in. The barber shortly after says" when I recognized him‚ I started to

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    of the story. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe uses prediction and dramatic irony and verbal irony to show Fortunato’s misfortunes which eventually lead to his death. Irony and prediction are literary devices used in literature. Foreshadowing is when an element in the story is used to hint an event that will occur further along in the story. There are many different types of Irony. One of these is dramatic irony‚ which refers to when a character thinks something is true yet the audience

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    Macbeth where ambition causes Macbeth to go through with a murderous plot to become king that involves his wife plotting the murder and going insane. In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare expresses the theme of ambition by characterization‚ conflict and foreshadowing. Shakespeare’s use of characterization helps him communicate the theme of ambition. "My noble partner. You greet with present grace ... and great prediction Of noble having and of royal hope‚ That he seems rapt withal. To me you speak not.

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    The entertainment industry have been known to use heavy foreshadowing in an attempt to create high levels of suspense. It helps to create an edge-of-the seat feeling to keep the audience fascinated in the work. The use of direct foreshadowing and the effect of suspense is commonly shown through John Steinbeck’s short novel‚ “Of Mice and Men”. Written about two migrant workers in the midst of the Great Depression‚ this useful technique helps illuminate the previous experiences of the characters as

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    when he says “Remorse began to gnaw at me.” Remorse cannot eat away at a person‚ but it allows the reader to understand how guilty Elie felt when he did not stand up for his father. A second example of figurative language used in Night is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing allows the author to keep

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