Brenda suddenly stiffened in her chair and half turned her ear to the window, silent like an animal waiting to spring, an alertness that transformed her face to temporary ugliness. Arthur noticed it,
'He's coming', she said 'i heard the gate open.'
In this short passage, the writer succeeds in creating
Suspense is a feeling of tension, anxiety or anticipation about what will happen next.
In the passage:
Brenda suddenly stiffened.
She turned her ear like an animal waiting to spring.
Her face was transformed with alertness.
She whispers: “He’s coming.”
All these details create tension and make the reader wonder:
Who is coming?
Why is she tense?
Is the person dangerous?
What will happen next?
That feeling of expectation and uncertainty is suspense.
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