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OP I am currently reading a popular mystery novel. It's not bad overall, but the author has an annoying method of achieving a cheap sort of suspense. It's like a perversion of dramatic irony. Instead of the reader knowing something that the character doesn't know, a character knows or does something, and the author coyly alludes to it but smugly waits to inform the reader until a later chapter. I was wondering if there is a specific term for this literary device, which achieves a sort of cliffhanger effect but at the expense of distancing the reader from the action. (Other than irritating, that is))
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted is there a word for this? Alex Williams 08/16/04 04:31 PM Re: is there a word for this? AnnaStrophic 08/16/04 06:28 PM Re: is there a word for this? clockworkchaos 08/16/04 06:48 PM Re: is there a word for this? Alex Williams 08/16/04 07:20 PM Re: is there a word for this? clockworkchaos 08/16/04 07:33 PM Re: is there a word for this? Alex Williams 08/17/04 10:30 AM Re: is there a word for this? clockworkchaos 08/17/04 11:37 AM Re: is there a word for this? Jackie 08/17/04 04:05 PM Re: is there a word for this? Alex Williams 08/17/04 05:55 PM Re: is there a word for this? clockworkchaos 08/17/04 06:33 PM Re: is there a word for this? birdfeed 08/19/04 06:41 PM Re: is there a word for this? Bobyoungbalt 08/18/04 01:21 AM
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