Setting
The time period or location where a story takes place.
Suspense
A feeling of growing tension or excitement.
Mood
The feeling the reader gets due to the author's words and descriptions.
Tone
The author or narrator's attitude, as conveyed through word choice and writing style.
Audacity
Willingness to take bold risks.
Bleak
Unpleasantly cold and damp.
Eerie
Mysterious; unexplainable in a way that is frightening.
Grim
Forbidding or uninviting in appearance.
Malevolent
Having or showing a wish to do evil.
Peril
Serious and immediate danger.
The time period or location where a story takes place.
Setting
A feeling of growing tension or excitement.
Suspense
The feeling the reader gets due to the author's words and descriptions.
Mood
The author or narrator's attitude, as conveyed through word choice and writing style.
Tone
Willingness to take bold risks.
Audacity
Unpleasantly cold and damp.
Bleak
Mysterious; unexplainable in a way that is frightening.
Eerie
Forbidding or uninviting in appearance.
Grim
Having or showing a wish to do evil.
Malevolent
Serious and immediate danger.
Peril
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I was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 5th, 1964 and the day was blisteringly hot.
Setting
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He sat upright in his tent very suddenly as the sound of footsteps crunched in the leaves outside, goosebumps prickling his skin.
Suspense
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The short story had such vivid descriptions that everyone in class felt sick to their stomachs.
Mood
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I could tell just by the way my friend was texting back that she was really upset with me, though I couldn't understand why.
Tone
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She took a deep breath and looked at the pool of water far below the cliffs, then she jumped.
Audacity
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As he walked home from school, his foot plunged into an icy puddle, soaking his sock and shoe.
Bleak
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He couldn't identify the giant thing that streaked through the night sky, but it made him shiver in terror.
Eerie
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As she walked up to her new school, chills ran down her spine; it was a massive, dark building with creaky steps and barred windows.
Grim
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The group of boys put a dead fish in her locker, hid around the corner, and gleefully waited for her screams.
Malevolent
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He had been on this street hundreds of times before, but as he was approached by a stranger with a weapon, he realized that this time would be very different.
Peril