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An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Suspense Analysis

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Ambrose Bierce uses characterization, irony, and foreshadowing to create forms of suspense in An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge. In part one of the story, Bierce creates suspense in the form of expectancy by characterizing who Peyton Farquhar is thought to be by directly telling what he looks like. He states: He was a civilian, if one might judge from his habit, which was that of a planter. His features were good--a straight nose, firm mouth...dark hair combed straight back, falling behind his ears to the collar of his well fitting coat...[he] had a kindly expression. (2) With this first real look into who he is a person, the audience infers that he is a put-together gentleman, this ultimately creates an attachment between the audience and
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