4H. Literary Terminology: Suspense, Opening and Ending

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Literary Terminology 

Chapter 1: Suspense, Opening and Ending 

Name the parts that make up a story! Use keywords.

Which types of opening do you think a story can have?

Means to use to build suspense 

There are a number of ways to build suspense name at least 3 of them 

The means are: 

1.Uitstellen van ontknoping = to postpone the denouement 

2. Kennis voorsprong = knowledge avantage 

3. Kennis achterstand = knowledge backlog

4. Humor = Humor 

5. Bijzondere situaties en verhaalfiguren = unusual situations, or rather peculiar characters or talking animals 

Open plekken in een verhaal = ? 

A story has "open spots", a gap so to speak.

What is the purpose of the "open spots"?

What is the purpose of a suspense span = spanningsboog? 

What are ways of ending a story?

An open or closed ending? Explain the difference.

Questions?  

1. In pairs make part B the questions of "Nightmare in Yellow page 5 in your reader ( approximately 10-15 minutes)

2. Read the following story "Death by Scrabble"