Descriptive detail, repetitive phrases, and the passing of time are used to convey a suspenseful mood in both the stories “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe, and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. A suspenseful mood of the story can be portrayed by displaying a sense of time passing. For example, when Montresor was building up the walls of the recess, he heard the moaning of Fortunato, but then afterword mentions, “There was then a long and obstinate silence” (Poe 11). This depicts time being passed by using words such as, “long,” and “obstinate.” It describes that the time passing is slow, and the silence is just lingering. Therefore, it keeps the reader on the edge of his/her seat feeling suspense, and wondering what
