Personification is the best literary device that gives suspense. Personification gives the nonliving objects human like qualities meaning that the object can have more power than the object usually has. Also it reveals the suspenseful location the characters are in with personification. It creates suspense because it uses words to interest the reader. Personification proves that suspense is not only created with scary details but also with words with a different tone.
Every of my claims has evidence to support it. “...the story was that the three skeletons gleaming with phosphorescent light danced over the small rock screaming…”. This supports the idea that personification gives nonliving objects human like qualities meaning that the object
A literary device is a tool that the author uses to transfer a message to the reader. This can help the reader grow appreciation for the work, and better understand the character personality and other traits that are otherwise difficult to convey to the audience. There were several different literary devices that were used throughout the book but I chose to do my paper on a motif.
Everyone at one point has been captivated and intrigued by the plot of a movie or a book. This captivation is generated by the one tool that authors and directors love the most, suspense. Authors want their audience and readers of their writing to be enthralled by creating tension and thrill in their plot. The usage of style, characterization, point of view, and foreshadowing allows authors and directors to create suspense in their work. Suspense is a very difficult approach to master but with the correct tools it can be as simple as a walk through the park.
Suspense is the feeling of uncertainty or excitement, in waiting for an outcome or decision. Edgar Allan Poe uses suspense in his story “Masque of the Red Death” by using objects and great descriptive detail. Poe’s story is about a prince that tries to escape from the inevitable. He tries to lock himself away from the ‘red death’ and has a masquerade ball that doesn’t end happily. Prince and all of his guests die inside or around the seventh apartment room. The seventh room is preceded by six colored rooms which are meant to symbolize either the stages of life, or the seven sins. Inside the last room there are black velvet tapestries that hang all over the ceiling and down the walls. The window panes are a deep blood red color which gives the room an unwelcoming atmosphere. On the western wall, there is a gigantic clock of a deep black wood. Inside it has a pendulum that swings back and forth with a dull monotonous clang. When the minute hand marks a new hour, there is a clear, loud, deep sound, which can be heard from far away. Although it can give off an eerie feeling, the great eb...
...ssible engagement with the text, it is also an invited one, because a great deal of the value of the text lies in presenting an unsettling and subtle variation upon a known theme or situation. Mastery of the literary genre depends upon a clear knowledge not only of recurrent themes and styles of the form (which exist to be perpetuated in continually evolving manner, much more so than in other genres), but of human nature and the psychological triggers which create in readers a spirit of curiosity. One might think that such a device was inherent to any form of writing of any quality, and whilst this is true, there is a much more marked difference between formulaic uncanny and gothic fiction than that of other genres.
Suspense is a 1913 film that portrays the story of a tramp intruding into a family’s home, where a mother takes care of her child while her husband is away. The plot is a common one that had been used previous times before the film’s release, such as in The Lonely Villa (1909). However, through taking advantage of the single frame shot, the filmmakers were able to create a masterful aesthetic of two separate stories that turn a basic plot into a complex story. The film created an inventive way of illustrating stories within cinema by allowing the audience the chance to consume more narrative in less time within just one take.
Poe and Dahl both create the effect of suspense. The feeling of being uncertain of what may happen next. In "Lamb to the slaughter" Dahl illustrates suspense when Mary Maloney knocks her husband over the head (pg. 4) after she's introduced as a sweet, loving, woman. After she kills him she doesn't react emotionally. This is incredibly surprising and leave readers wondering "What's she going to do now?" "What's her plan?" this is very suspenseful. Here, we note that Dahl creates suspense. Poe illustrates suspense throughout the story "Cask of Amontillado" using language. Poe carefully chooses strong words to create the effect ...
The story “Tell-tale Heart,” written by the amazing but possible insane, Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar instills a heavy sense of suspense and thrill through the story. Though it might not be noticeable at first glance but Edgar Allen Pow uses 3 major writing conventions; language, punctuation, and tone which in turn creates the feeling of suspense, not the setting or action. First of all, language is used to create and further intensify the suspense in “Tell-tale Heart.” When the protagonist is inside the Old Man’s room he states, “It was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel… to feel the presence of my head within the room” (Poe 2). The protagonists feelings have somehow caused the Old Man to feel his presence.
In "Elegy for Jane", Theodore Roethke uses personification by describing the way that the leaves, the wren, the branches and twigs, the shade and the mold all moved in some way or another. He gave them
First, a key method used to create suspense is the usage of the setting. When a character is in an unwelcoming or uninviting location, uneasy or tense feelings can be formed. When there is a sense of not knowing what is around the corner or lurking in the shadows, suspense is created. Also, ominous weather, such as threatening thunderstorms, can lead the reader to anticipate an unfortunate event occurring. An example of an uncomfortable setting is the secret passageway, which is dark, dirty, and most often only occupied by a single individual. Under these conditions many people become anxious, and because of these uneasy feelings that one may encounter, when a character is subjected to these conditions, the reader may become apprehensive, which leads to the formation of suspense. When Dan Needham shuts John Wheelwright in the secret passageway while both are in a drunken stupor, a high level of suspense is created. The description of the secret passageway adds to the suspense of the scene, "The passageway was dark; yet I could discern the scurrying of spiders.
Suspense is a key factor to the story, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe. According to the Oxford Dictionary, suspense is the state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. Poe uses the senses to bring the reader aware of the building suspense. He does this by telling the reader about the ominous setting of all the chambers, especially the seventh chamber. The sound of the grandfather clock, sending sinister shivers throughout the party goers each hour, keeps them on their toes. Finally, the fast-paced chase of the intruder and the Prince build to the suspense at the final moments of the story.
My second claim is that personification is the best literary device that gives suspense because it uses descriptive words to compare human like qualities with non-living things to explain what’s going on in the story. It uses such detail that the reader ponders about what will happen next. In
Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. Authors like Bradbury use this to easily draw in the reader to the story, and keep the reader’s attention. elaborate Bradbury most commonly uses this in his book Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury uses suspense in almost horrific ways such as deaths, and the common overdoses that were mentioned.
Effectively using these elements in a piece of literature enhances the reader’s curiosity. One prime example of such usage of these elements is seen in Kate Chopin's writing. Her use of foreshadowing and use of emotional conflicts put into few words in the short piece "The Storm" adds an element that is alluring, holding the reader's interest. In this short piece of literature, a father and son, Bobinot and Bibi, are forced to remain in a store where they were shopping before the storm, waiting for the storm to pass over them. In the meantime, the wife and mother, Calixta, whom is still at home, receives an unexpected visit from a former lover named Alicee. The two have an affair and the story starts to come together. The story shows us how we tend to want what we beli...
Foreshadowing convinces us that Laurie is Charles.For example,Laurie takes delight in saying a bad word to his father.Laurie’s mom explains,”His father bent his head down and Laurie whispered joyfully’’(14).Charles told a little girl to say a word and she said it and the teacher washed her mouth out with soap and Charles laughed.This reveals Laurie is Charles because,Charles laughed when he told the girl in his classroom to say the bad word and when Charles told his parents what had happened, he joyfully said the bad word to his father in his ear.Lying is dangerous because it is not a good habit to have and when people lie to each other it can get them into serious situations and unfortunately they will have to suffer consequences for their
depictions of characters and details that capture the imagination. The plot of this novel is the