Evaluation:
Published: 05.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"Smee" by A. M. Burrage', 1.
Extract

Throughout our lifetime most of us will read many stories. Some of these stories can be adventurous, romantic or horrifying. Some of these stories are good to read while some are very predictable and boring. Although some stories that are predicable tend to be boring, it is a not a case for 'Smee', a ghost story, where it's predictability builds suspense; thus making the story interesting and frightening.
In the beginning the author sets the scene by telling us a story within a story. A. M. Burrage takes us back in time explaining the death of a young girl. This young girl dies playin…

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