book‚ it was surprising and emotional. It was under the impression‚ Edmond had died on the battle field. As well it is recalled‚ that when Octavie sat in the cabriolet‚ I thought she was on her way to pay respect to Edmond. The author held readers suspense as she describes the details of the battle field before the locket was found‚ the letter the priest sent‚ and the ride to Edmond. The story was not predictable. When beginning to read the story‚ it was thought it would be a story about Edmond
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for one out of every seventeen hardcover novels purchased in the United States (Berkowitz). More so‚ Patterson’s success has been accredited to his instinctive ability to create suspense‚ in addition to‚ his distinctive writing style. For instance‚ Patterson takes a seven-step approach to producing a page-turning suspense thriller. Patterson couples this approach with a stylistic nature of storytelling that swiftly envelopes the reader
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exquisite horror of their reality.” Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is an excellent example of how short fiction can embody many literary elements. This tale of revenge and horror contains three important devices‚ including mood‚ suspense‚ and characterization. By utilizing these three elements in his work‚ Poe creates a story that instantly grabs the reader’s attention and leaves them wanting to read more. First‚ the mood of a story is the primary feeling a reader experiences while
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Montresor brings him down into his family’s vaults to go try some Amontillado. Then he traps Fortunato in the crypt to kill him. In this short story‚ Poe uses dramatic irony to inform the reader of things the character is unaware of in order to create a suspense. Poe uses dramatic irony in this story to show Montresor’s false concern for Fortunato. One example of dramatic irony in the story is when Montresor expresses concern about Fortunato’s health. As they were walking through the catacombs to
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only use the wishes when its very important. For example " I don’t know how the first two were‚ but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw."By using this particular quote from Edger Allen Poe’s Tell Tale Heart is providing the reader with suspense because it shows how much the narrator hates the old mans eye. So then he waits 8 nights
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creating suspenseful plays. Sophocles wrote many plays‚ and each one has it’s own set of irony creating themes of contradiction. The contradiction in his plays creates suspense‚ making the audience wonder what will happen next. “The man who has done this thing shall pay for it” (Scene 1‚ Line 136)‚ creates contradiction and suspense when Creon declares it to be a
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master of suspense? Alfred Hitchcock classic film “Psycho” was released in the Nineteen Sixties and it is still considered one of the pristine thrillers of all time. Hitchcock has often referred as “The master of suspense‚” for the ability to create tension in an audience rather than terror in an audience. Through out the film the director use many cinematic techniques such as mise-en-scene‚ motifs and careful editing to create a tense atmosphere which keeps the audience in suspense. Hitchcock
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pleasant seat”‚ when it’s the place where he is eventually killed. Purpose: This irony is to contribute to suspense. Since the audience knows more than the character‚ the audience is positioned to wait for the character to gain awareness. Irony in Macbeth In Shakespeare’s Macbeth there was a lot of irony‚ and Shakespeare intended the irony of the play to build and maintain suspense‚ while creating a vague sense of fear. For example‚ the irony in the play started out early‚ with the witches’
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Blood Brothers is about two twins separated at birth‚ into an Upper class family and a lower class family. The Twins eventually find out they are twins when it is too late. Their separation is used to good dramatic effect to keep the audience in suspense for what’s to come. When you are of a lower class you tend to be superstitious. For example‚ because of the little opportunities and low fortune a person of a lower class has they tend to believe in fate and bad luck. This is a dominant theme
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telling outright lies and the audience waiting in suspense to see if Othello will fall for them. Dramatic irony can also be seen when Iago misrepresents his personality to other characters. For instance Iago tells Othello‚ “My lord‚ you know I love you” (Act 3 Scene 3 Ln 118). However the audience knows that this is completely untrue; Iago hates Othello with his “free and open nature” (Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ ln 12). They are then left in complete suspense as to what Othello’s reaction to this lie will
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