The writer ,Joe simpson, structures the text to vary the tension by using similes or metaphors to create vivid sensations for example, “ Cold had long since won the battle,” this is a metaphor. This creates tension because it makes you think and makes you ask yourself questions.
Another way the writer creates tension is by short sentences or miner sentences used for effect for example, “so! It ends here. Pity!” This creates tension by making the reader think. It breaks the sentence up and makes you read it slower.
Punctuation that acts to slow down or speeds up the pace also creates tension, for example, “ reality had become a nightmare, and sleep beckoned insistently; a black hole calling me, pain-free, lost in time, like death.” this creates tension because its make you read it faster you want to know what is going to happen next.
Repetition of key phrases or words creates tension as well, for example, “ Bottomless. I thought idly. No they’re never bottomless. I wonder how deep will it go? To the bottom … to the water at the bottom? God! I hope not!” Like the punctuation it makes you want to know more and it makes you read it faster, this also makes you think.
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