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ACT Aspire Reading: How Does the Author Build Suspense? 10 Views
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Description:
In Lucy's conversation with Mr. Rayburn, the author builds suspense by:
Transcript
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Okay More on the passenger Mrs antony Ghost for aspiring
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readers Here we go The question in lucy's conversation with
- 00:11
mr rayburn the author builds suspense by doing what Colin's
- 00:19
really drags out mr rayburn's discussion with lucy But anyone
- 00:23
who has a younger sibling was ever babysat knows that
Full Transcript
- 00:25
a serious of questions and answers is what it takes
- 00:27
to get information out of a young child Sometimes collins
- 00:30
doesn't describe the lady with figurative language so get rid
- 00:34
of the there And while mr rayburn is concerned like
- 00:37
a there and lucy is afraid like be well those
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facts don't build suspense by themselves So the answer is
- 00:44
c using a series of questions and answers to reveal
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information You know gradually teasing out the suspense as you're
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just dying to know what's up with the creepy woman
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