How Does Borden Deal Create Suspense In Taste Of Melon

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Taste of Melon In the short story Taste of Melon, the readers are always on the edge of their seat wondering what's going to happen next. Borden Deal use fear of the unknown and foreshadowing to make his stories have lots of suspense. The author uses foreshadowing to create suspense in “[T]he Taste of Melon”. When the narrator goes swimming at a nearby lake beside Mr. Wills farm. It’s a full moon outside and they're only talking about the watermelon. This adds suspense to the story because it makes an intense feeling when the narrator and his friends are on a river and there is a full moon. Usually, when there is a full moon it is just known to give off a creepy and mysterious mood. When they keep talking about the watermelon like it is

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