Quotation
Tension Rating
“Could I talk to 1 2 3 4 5
him? Reason
with him? Hope 6 7 8 9 10
against hope
that I had
imagined it
all…?”
“His face
darkened. The
eye with the
scar twitched.
As I watched,
his hand slid
into his jacket
and curled
around
something...”
“He hit the road
in a spinning,
splattering
somersault.”
“My mother
screamed. My
father stopped
the car.”
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Explanation. How does this create tension?
(shows/suggests/highlights/makes the reader feel)