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Suspense, Structure, And Point Of View: Building Surprise In Fiction, Lydia R. Klismith
Suspense, Structure, And Point Of View: Building Surprise In Fiction, Lydia R. Klismith
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Suspense, Structure, and Point of View: Building Surprise in Fiction is focused on what elements authors can use to create surprise. Surprise relies primarily on suspense in order to function. Broadly, structure and point of view are the two categories of tools an author will rely on to create suspense and build surprise. Examining various texts, this paper outlines many possible routs an author can take to support the surprise of his or her text. In my creative component I rely on the alternating point of view chapters in order to create suspense and eventually surprise. Malachi and Eve observe …