16 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is written by Ambrose Bierce. The short story takes place during the Civil War. Ambrose uses many different literary techniques in the short story to show suspense.
In the short story, Ambrose Bierce, uses foreshadowing to make the death of Peyton Farquhar suspenseful. He uses foreshadowing after Peyton Farquhar is hanged to show that he was plotting was that he could escape from the union soldiers at the bridge. Another thing that he uses foreshadowing to show the reader the difference between reality and what he was thinking in his head. Peyton thought that he had escaped and was almost home at the end of the story in his head, but the end was him being hung by the union soldiers.
Ambrose Bierce used
In the short story, Ambrose Bierce, uses foreshadowing to make the death of Peyton Farquhar suspenseful. He uses foreshadowing after Peyton Farquhar is hanged to show that he was plotting was that he could escape from the union soldiers at the bridge. Another thing that he uses foreshadowing to show the reader the difference between reality and what he was thinking in his head. Peyton thought that he had escaped and was almost home at the end of the story in his head, but the end was him being hung by the union soldiers.
Ambrose Bierce used