Building Suspence
How does authors building mood show suspense?
It can show a certain undertone of the book or movie.
What is onomatopoeia?
use of a word that suggests sound, like "whoosh"
how does foreshadowing correlate with inner thinking?
it could be something that only one character knows about and they foreshadow it to the other characters
what do you think a butterfly symbolizes?
transformation and rebirth.
how does the author showing and telling you how much the ocean is full show description?
it shows description because of how the author tells you, the words he uses to show you without showing you
how can flashbacks help build suspsence?
it can show something from the past that we didn't know before to build suspense
what is a simile?
a figure of speech that compares two things.
what is innerthinking?
it is when a character is thinking to themselves in there head
In my book Elsewhere Liz says "it is the calm before the storm". what does this symbolize?
it means that it is placid or calm time before something bad happens
"my wings aren't white and feathered; they're green made of green silk". How does this show the description?
It describes the color and texture, they use descriptive words.
Liz keeps asking the detective questions, how does this build suspense?
it shows it by stalling to see how much trouble she's in
"Almost like a water slide in reverse" How does this show figurative language ?
It shows figurative language by saying how it is like a water slide and the water going by fast is like the slide.
what is a antonym for inner thinking?
talking outloud
what is symbolism?
a phrase, thing, or idea that represents other things.
"her skin looks papery and misted with sweat."
the author is describing her face, and using very descriptive words.
how can foreshadowing help with building suspense?
it can help add questions and help hide the main idea you are building up too.
In my book, Elsewhere, Liz says "that hit me like a wall of bricks". What kind of figurative language is this?
A simile
"Very Fast, i lie to him and myself the lowest grade i had was my spanish class" how does this show innerthinking?
how does the apple in snow white show suspense?
it shows the hope of cruelty never wins but also it shows jealousy because of the queen.
how does imagery show description?
it shows it by showing you what the author means by the description they are showing
what is building suspense?
what kind of figurative language is the word "whoosh"?
a onomatopoeia
how does tone correlate with inner thinking?
it can show different types of inner thinking.
what do you think the color red symbolise?
love and passion
" while the darkside of The lantern room gleamed with thousands of points of light, burning like the eyes of jungle beasts in the night."
The author uses very descriptive words and describes every little detail. It changes the mood and sometime sets suspense.