Roald Dahl's Use Of Suspense In The Landlady

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The Landlady a mysterious story that keeps a reader on edge . But how did

Roald Dahl create suspense and leave you wanting more ? The author of the

Landlady Roald Dahl gives readers clues to let their imagination run wild and

decide what they think’s going to happen. The author also uses descriptive

words that are creepy and keeps the reader's mind interested and they also keep

the story going . For example ” Billy started sipping his tea. She did the same.

For half a minute or so, neither of them spoke . But Billy knew that she was

looking at him . Her body was half-turned towards him , and he could feel her

eyes resting on his face, watching him over the rim of her teacup. Now and
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It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him — well , he

wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather ? Or

was it the corridors of a hospital ? “ The author used words like emanate and

corridor . In the tale of 2 cities statistics show that when Jane Austen

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