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Suspense is the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. It basically leaves the reader holding their breath and wanting more information. Suspense is the risisng action leading to what can be a big reveal in the story.

Example: In the short story "Never Stop On The Motorway" suspense was at center spotlight the length of the story. The entire premise of the story was based off of the fact that she could not escape her pursuer and that he would catch up to her as shown on page 229  "Diana took the car up to ninety, but the van wouldn't be shaken off. She pushed her foot down on the accelerator and touched a hundred, but it still remained less than a car's length behind."

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The literary device foreshadowing refers to the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

Example: In "The Painted Door" by Sinclair Ross the storm that john sets out in. Storms often destroy things but it is not something physical this symbolic storm is about to ruin, it is their relationship and ultimately Johns life. The storm foreshadows harsh events to come in the story and that things will be destroyed.

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Flashback is a literary device wherein the author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time the narration is following, or events that have happened before the events that are currently unfolding in the story.

Example: In the short story "The Landlady" flashbacks happened on several occasions one of which was when Billy remembered why the names on the sign-in sheet sounded so familiar. Billy remembered the names from the local newspaper he read and that, that individual had gone missing.

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Symbolism can take many forms including: A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.

Example:  In the short story "The Painted Door" towards the end of the story the paint that Ann finds on John's hand is a symbol of her betrayal to him and also a symbol of John's  love for her. The paint also symbolizes covering up the truth. As paint covers what was once authentic and original, it glosses over the past.

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Character can be defined as any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. There are many types of characters that exist in literature, each with its own development and function.

Example: In the short story "The Landlady" Billy is a character. He is the protagonist which means he plays the lead role in the story. The reader gets insight on what he sees and thinks and also what happens to him. Usually there is some sort of emotional connection between the reader and a character. Whether it is positive or negative, it is there.

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The atmosphere/mood refers to the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects. Giving the story a certain "feel".

Example: In the short story "Never Stop On The Motorway" the mood and atmosphere was rather suspenseful and thrilling. It was fist clenching and made you want to hold your breath. The anxious feel and stressful narration set the tone for the short story.

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An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. For instance, imagine a writer needs to explain her main character's struggle against an overwhelmingly powerful opponent.

Example: In "The Painted Door" Ann knew that she couldn't keep her hands off of Steven anymore and simply adding up everything the author had said about them two at that point made it blatantly obvious that an affair was bound to happen.

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Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, or essay. These are the main ponts of view used in literature

First person point of view. First person is when “I” am telling the story. ...

Second person point of view. The story is told to “you.” ...

Third person point of view, limited. The story is about “he” or “she.” ...

Third person point of view, omniscient.

Example -Third person point of view, limited:
"But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks. "Excuse me" He said"

As you can see the pronouns he and his were used indicating that it was third person but it was limited to what Bill could see, and not omniscient like a god of sorts.

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Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence. The structure of a novel depends on the organization of events in the plot of the story.

Example: The plot of the short story "The Landlady" was that Billy a young man heads over to Bath one day for some sort of business meeting and finds a nice bed and breakfast to stay at during his time there. There is a nice landlady who seems to be very kind and is a warm and caring host. That is until Billy starts to uncover some odd things about this lady and picks up on some red flags but it's too late. He drinks tea she gave him that had been poisoned and dies in the landlady's bed and breakfast.

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The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction. A literary element, the setting helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story.

Example: In "The Landlady" the geographic location of the story takes place in Bath, England. Where the story specifically takes place is in a small Bed and Breakfast which Billy runs into during his time there

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Verbal Irony is when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean,

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In "The Landlady" there is use of verbal irony Dahl uses the word choice of "terribly nice" This is verbal irony since it is contradicting and it does not make sense to be terrible but nice at the same time. Verbal irony could also be passed as irony, some would argue they are slightly different, but similar indeed.

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Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Example: In "The Landlady" an example of situational irony is the fact that Bill was trying to find the best deal for a night in Bath, he was looking for the cheapest room but in reality it turned out to be the most expensive costing him his life.

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Motivation is defined as a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior. This type of behavior is characterized by the character's own consent and willingness to do something. There are two types of motivation: one is intrinsic, while the other one is extrinsic. An extrinsic motivation is something pushing the character to do something that is out of his/her control. Intrinsic is something that comes from within the character.

Example: In "The Landlady" the landlady clearly had issues, she had a constant desire to "stuff" beings whether animal or human, and turn them into her "pets". She had an intrinsic motivation to kill Billy and turn him into his puppet by poisoning his tea.

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Imigary is the visually descriptive or figurative language, especially used in literary work. Used to describe and make the reader visualize, with all senses, what image the writer is trying to paint with words.

Example: In "The Landlady" Roald Dahl does an eloquent job at portraying the image he has painted in his mine in words and the text goes like so, "It was about nine o"clock in the evening and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses" Roald Dahl uses words like "clear" and "starry" to paint the image he imagines in words giving the reader a picture of what the night looked like.

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Example: In "The painted door" on page 10 the author writes "She could see the flickerings of flame and shadow on the kitchen wall. They leaped and sank fantastically" We know very well that flames do not leap , nor do they sink but here we see flames, an inanimate object, given a human trait.

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Example: In "The Landlady" Roald Dahl uses many literary devices such as metaphors to really deepen the story.On the first page of this short story the author writes "The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks" We know the wind was not literally a blade of ice but rather it is a metaphor to explain and help the reader perceive the frigidness of that day.

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

Example: In "The Landlady" (p.5) the landlady tells Mr. Weaver , "His skin was just like a baby's" referring to Mr Mulholland, the deceased man still in the house. She compares a mans skin to one of a baby's using the words "like a" making it a simile.

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The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem.

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In "The Painted Door" the theme was loyalty and sacrifice because of the sacrifice John had gone through and the battle between loyalty and impulse from Ann.