Cliffhanger

Pittacus Lore: The master of cliffhangers “Noooooooooo,” one’s mind vociferated. Crimson shouts fill their head with echos, draining their energy. A body feels like it’s falling into the inky depths of Hell, demons engulfing my being. The only way to escape this abyss is to start the next book. But it will take a week for the library to get it for the reader. “What an end to that battle!” “How did Sam do that?” “Will he do that again in the next book?” “What is the next book?” “Why did this book have to be finished so fast?” “I must find the next book.” These are the class of inquires that haunt one’s mind after reading a piece by Pittacus Lore, in the Lorien Legacies series. The Lorien Legacies was written for young adult readers who enjoy…

The revenge By,Jazmynn To kill a mocking bird is a great book to read. The book is written by Harper Lee in 1960. When reading To Kill A Mockingbird one will find imagery, which is when the reader gets a visual of a scene in the story. Also, one will find that Lee includes cliffhangers at the end of a lot of chapters making the reader want to keep reading. This making the story seem very suspenseful while taking in the in depth info. In a adventurous way imagery…

The use of suspense in the graphic novel Frankenstein In the graphic novel Frankenstein the mood is portrayed through dramatic imagery, and cliffhangers, which creates the feeling of suspense. In the graphic novel Frankenstein, suspense is portrayed through dramatic imagery. One example of this is when on page 28, the Creature breaks into Frankenstein’s bedroom through the window. The images show him in agonizing pain from being brought into this world and immediately abandoned by his…

this by withholding information, foreshadowing, using cliffhangers and through his use of language, bringing the reader to continue reading. These techniques turn the novel Enduring Love into a compelling page-turner, and this essay will explore how ‘intrigue’ and ‘suspense’ is created through these within the first chapter. In the first few sentences of chapter one, the reader learns that longtime-lovers Clarissa and Joe are on an idyllic picnic “... in sunlight under a turkey oak, partly…

Edgar Allan Poe uses a lot a irony in his writing that is one of the ways he helps drive the plot in “The Cask of Amontillado”. In the beginning of “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe created a dark and mysterious setting. He makes a witty comment during the climax. Montresor said that he is a mason but he is not part of the brotherhood. At the ending of the story Poe leaves you at a cliffhanger. He helps the plot with the setting. Edgar Allan Poe writes dark stories so most of his…

Throughout the novel Cue For Treason, Geoffrey Trease captures and maintains the audience's attention. He uses multiple strategies to do so. Following a formula for each chapter, using a variety of characters, and literary devices are just a few out of those strategies. Each chapter of Cue For Treason follows a formula to create suspense. At the start of each chapter, Trease resolves the cliffhanger of the previous chapter. Next, he builds the action and suspense to lead us to the climax.…

The Sneaky Game In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell the author successfully uses suspense to create an understanding of the short story. Connell uses techniques like foreshadowing, cliffhangers, and imagery to develop the overall suspense of the characters and the plot. Additionally, he focuses on themes like the difference between right and wrong, coupled with the idea of violence to further develop the suspense in the story. Connell’s first technique used was…

Suspense is created throughout the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, to keep the reader hooked to the plot. Without suspense, the book would be boring and uninteresting to read. Connell uses feelings like fear and anger to create a thrilling feeling towards the reader. In this particular story, Connell uses cases of foreshadowing, point of view, and cliffhangers to create suspense. First off, Connell uses foreshadowing to create suspense by using appalling words to map…

Famous professor Mason Cooley once stated, “ Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.” Based on the words of Mason Cooley, suspense has many parts to it. Blending together fear and curiosity helps create a certain feeling in the reader. The readers are discovering piece by piece what is happening within the story. With curiosity and fear, the reader is taken on an adventure, but adding the elements of suspense creates all the more excitement. Due to these reasons,…

filled with zombies or what they call as “walkers”. Although the wait for a new season is very long, the series is worth watching and waiting for because of its’ well-written plot, casts’ outstanding performance, and a good amount of cliffhangers at the end of every season which intrigues the viewers. The Walking…