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ACT Aspire Reading: How Does the Author Build Suspense? 10 Views


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In Lucy's conversation with Mr. Rayburn, the author builds suspense by:


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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

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mr rayburn the author builds suspense by doing what Colin's

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really drags out mr rayburn's discussion with lucy But anyone

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who has a younger sibling was ever babysat knows that

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a serious of questions and answers is what it takes

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to get information out of a young child Sometimes collins

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doesn't describe the lady with figurative language so get rid

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of the there And while mr rayburn is concerned like

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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

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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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