John .F. Kennedy one said "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." Although war has destroyed many homes, towns, cities, and countries,it most importantly it destroys people. In this story, a lone sniper fights for what he believes in. The sniper is shown struggling as he fights to escape the enemy's sniper. In the short story,"The Sniper," Liam O'Flaherty uses setting, imagery, and pacing to create a feeling of suspense for the reader.
The setting of the story is suspenseful because of its ominous and mysterious description. O’Flaherty uses diction in order to portray the suspeIn the story the author uses setting to create suspense. setting first appeared in the story " the long June twilight faded into night. …show more content…
After all the struggle the sniper went through during the fight the sniper finally got the upper hand and killed the enemy, he uttered a cry of joy in happiness of surviving the battle. In the story the author also uses the sentence "dropping flat onto the roof(165)." The imagery conveys the struggle the sniper had during the battle. The sniper was shot from the enemy sniper making him drop the rifle. The author also uses the phrase "his right arm was paining him like a thousand devils(164)." The imagery conveys the pain of being shot during war. Imagery creates suspense because the reader can imagine …show more content…
His forearm was dead(164).” This is considered pacing because it keeps the reader at the edge of their seat. The sniper was shot and he couldn't lift his rifle which meant he couldn't have a long-range battle with the enemy sniper. He had to swindle his way in order to survive. In the story, the author also uses the sentence “he must kill his enemy and he couldn't use his rifle(165).” The sniper struggled without his rifle, he only had a revolver, he had to try to keep out of sight of the enemy sniper in order to survive. This keeps the reader at the edge of their seat because the enemy has the upper hand and the sniper was trying desperately to survive. The author also uses the phrase “ the distance was about fifty yards- a hard shot in the dim light(166).” This is considered pacing because after the sniper swindled the enemy sniper into thinking he was dead. He stood fifty yards away with an injured arm, as well as a revolver to do the shot and amazingly hit the enemy and killed him. Pacing creates suspense because it keeps the reader at the edge of their seat throughout the story.
In the short story,"The Sniper," Liam O'Flaherty uses setting, imagery, and pacing to create a feeling of suspense for the reader. By using setting the author develops mood to create suspense in the story. Another way the author creates suspense is through imagery. By using imagery the
The setting of the story is suspenseful because of its ominous and mysterious description. O’Flaherty uses diction in order to portray the suspeIn the story the author uses setting to create suspense. setting first appeared in the story " the long June twilight faded into night. …show more content…
After all the struggle the sniper went through during the fight the sniper finally got the upper hand and killed the enemy, he uttered a cry of joy in happiness of surviving the battle. In the story the author also uses the sentence "dropping flat onto the roof(165)." The imagery conveys the struggle the sniper had during the battle. The sniper was shot from the enemy sniper making him drop the rifle. The author also uses the phrase "his right arm was paining him like a thousand devils(164)." The imagery conveys the pain of being shot during war. Imagery creates suspense because the reader can imagine …show more content…
His forearm was dead(164).” This is considered pacing because it keeps the reader at the edge of their seat. The sniper was shot and he couldn't lift his rifle which meant he couldn't have a long-range battle with the enemy sniper. He had to swindle his way in order to survive. In the story, the author also uses the sentence “he must kill his enemy and he couldn't use his rifle(165).” The sniper struggled without his rifle, he only had a revolver, he had to try to keep out of sight of the enemy sniper in order to survive. This keeps the reader at the edge of their seat because the enemy has the upper hand and the sniper was trying desperately to survive. The author also uses the phrase “ the distance was about fifty yards- a hard shot in the dim light(166).” This is considered pacing because after the sniper swindled the enemy sniper into thinking he was dead. He stood fifty yards away with an injured arm, as well as a revolver to do the shot and amazingly hit the enemy and killed him. Pacing creates suspense because it keeps the reader at the edge of their seat throughout the story.
In the short story,"The Sniper," Liam O'Flaherty uses setting, imagery, and pacing to create a feeling of suspense for the reader. By using setting the author develops mood to create suspense in the story. Another way the author creates suspense is through imagery. By using imagery the