Suspense

A state of excited uncertainty about what may happen.

anticipation uncertainty

Suspense is the state or feeling of excited uncertainty about what may happen. It is a literary device used to keep an audience engaged.

/səˈspens/

Derived from the French word 'suspens,' meaning a state of being suspended or uncertain.

anxiety tension excitement

certainty predictability

emotion literary technique

cliffhanger foreshadowing

narrative plot

emotion literary device