by melaniewp | Jul 8, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Creative Writing, English Language, GCSE, Tension
How can you make stories more exciting and tense?Look at this example of a student’s work:“I’m not going anywhere,” I said to myself.I went to the back of the car strangely greeted by dozens of books on the floor, – the title read “Return to Sender”....
by melaniewp | Jul 7, 2013 | English Language Exam, Exercises, GCSE, Grammar Exercises, IGCSE, KS3, Tension, Writing
You can create tension, or interest, by leaving the most important information to the end of a sentence. To do this, you will need to reverse – or alter – the normal sentence order.e.g.A red silk dress was draped across the back of the chair. > Draped...
by melaniewp | Jun 19, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Pike, Poetry, Sonnet 116, Tension, Wind
Tension builds. Like a spring or elastic band being stretched tight, writers build energy in a story or poem. Something bad is going to happen…any…minute… now.This is also called ‘suspense’. Writers create a suspenseful atmosphere –...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Suspense, Technical Terms, Tension, Writing
1. Long sentences – (1) writers create a list of fearful or worrying details, which creates an overwhelming, claustrophobic or intense feeling. (2) Writers build suspense by leaving the most shocking thing to the end of a long sentence.2. Short sentences –...
