SUSPENSE Take good notes on the elements of suspense!

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SUSPENSETake good notes on the elements of
suspense!
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Descriptions of Suspense

• The uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is
  going to happen next in a story.
• Page-turning pace that keeps readers awake just
  to turn the next page.

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Characteristics of Suspense

• Reader wonders what will happen next.
• Reader wonders when the next plot surprise will
  spring out at them.
• Reader wonders how the character will resolve
  their conflicts.

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Elements of Suspense

• Each scene, chapter, event ends on a hook to
  lure readers to the next.
• High drama and emotion for both the characters,
  and if successful, the reader too.

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Elements of Suspense ctd.

• much uncertainty surrounding the main suspect or
  there is more than one.
• The reader must get to know the villain as well
  as they know the hero(ine).
• unexpected twists and flashes of insight for both
  the characters and the reader.

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Elements of Suspense ctd.

• hardly ever any coincidences.
• The hero(ine) takes an active role in tracking
  down the pieces of the puzzle.
• The timeline is short and the hero(ine) is in
  constant and ever-increasing peril.
• The climactic end is the result of hero(ine)
  solving the mystery and giving the villain his do.

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Elements of Suspense ctd.

• The hero(ine) has help from any number of people.
• Foreshadowing is used so the reader wont want to
  wait to find out if it is true.
• The weather reflects the emotions and attitudes
  of the characters.

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Elements of Suspense ctd.

• All five senses are represented
• The readers understand the villains motives, even
  if the characters do not.
• Red herrings are used to throw the hero(ine) and
  the reader off track.

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Lets Get to Work!

• Use these notes to create a storyboard of The
  Cask of Amontillado.
• Draw a picture for all 6 frames with an example
  of an element of suspense.
• Write a caption that identifies the suspense
  element from your notes.
• Color it!
• Finish for homework!