Question

Why do authors create tension in a story? A. To introduce the characters in the story and describe where the story takes place B. To reveal the author's personal bias and opinion C. To neatly tie up loose ends at the story's close D. To move the reader toward the climax of the story

Answer 1

The answer is D because the tension would be counted as rising action, which leads up to the climax. A counts as exposition, B is opinion and fact, and C is resolution.

Answer 2

D. To move the reader toward the climax of the story This is the correct naswer.

Authors create tension to engage the readers. Tension is what makes a story  worth reading since it will touch or move the reader's feelings. The reader's rational side will be set aside by his/ her emotions.

These answers are not right:

A. To introduce the characters in the story and describe where the story takes place  ( This is part of the setting).

B. To reveal the author's personal bias and opinion ( The opinion should be infered through the whole story , not jut through the tension in it).

C. To neatly tie up loose ends at the story's close ( The tension leads to the climax not to the end of the story),