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Question: How does Hill create tension and suspense in the second chapter, A London Particular? (30 marks with 4 extra marks for SPG – spelling, punctuation and grammar]
GCSE English Literature
Answer: Hill creates tension and suspense in the 2nd chapter by varying sentence length. Hill uses long sentences followed by very short ones; the tension builds as you read the long sentence and at the end, the short sentence, surprising and sudden much like a ghost world. Hill uses this throughout the novel to build and break tension for example ‘That door at the end of the hall once stood closed tight was now standing open. Wide open’. An air of mystery is built up around the subject of Eel Marsh House. The pace of the story is slowed down by the introduction of dialogue which feeds the reader simple facts through Arthur’s questioning of Mr Bentley. Mr Bentley adds to the mystery by being deliberately cagey. Moreover suspense is built through the introduction of Tomes. The clerk’s name suggests he spends a great deal of time in a small, cupboard type room; this is significant because ...(short extract)
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- Subject: English Literature
- Course: English Literature
- Level: GCSE
- Year: Not applicable
- Mark: Not available
- Words: 611
- Date submitted: May 21, 2017
- Date written: Not available
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 7993
