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How "The Most Dangerous Game" Cultivates Suspense for the Reader

This analysis of the literary devices in Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" identifies the use of foreshadowing, irony, and imagery in creating tension and suspense for the reader.
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Bridget's feedback:

"You've done a great job building a focused discussion that roots the claims directly in the text. The selection of elements that create suspense are specific and relevant to the thesis. Make sure to proofread for occasional minor mechanics errors (e.g., punctuation); your flow is good and you are a strong writer, so while these errors do not cause outright clarity issues, you want to polish things up for a distraction-free reading experience.

I have two comments on argumentation; take a look at these areas and make sure the organization and discussion are precise and correct. First, the end of the foreshadowing paragraph seems to extend the discussion beyond that specific literary device, starting from when that paragraph breaks onto page 2. You may be able to trim those final lines and keep the paragraph more focused on foreshadowing. Related, the final sentence of that paragraph alludes to dramatic irony, which is more relevant to the next paragraph. This may require trimming or reorganization. The paragraph on irony should more clearly differentiate the examples as either irony or dramatic irony, the latter of which doesn't quite apply to the example of the traps or the cliffhanger; you may want to read over those claims and see if any adjustments in the argumentation or the given examples will help."

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