The Tale of Two Cities In the novel, The Tale of Two Cities, written by Charles Dickens, the author uses many literary techniques to create suspense. In the second chapter, Dickens opens it with a descriptive scene of with three passengers on a mail coach on their way from London to Dover. To help Dickens create the mood, he uses examples of imagery, personification, and alliteration. The first literary term he clearly uses is imagery. In the first sentence of the chapter, Dickens writes, “There was a steaming mist in all the hollows”(10). Here he explains the mist rising up while creating a sense of somber terror. Another example of imagery is the very last sentence of the passage as Dickens writes, “ The sound of a horse at a gallop came fast and furiously up the hill”(10). This example appeals to the sense of hearing and helps you grasp that they are on an arduous journey with a set motive and plan- to get to their destination safely. Another way Dickens tries to set the suspenseful mood is by his usage of personification. Again, in the first sentence of the passage he implies, “There was a steaming mist in all the hollows, and it had roamed in its forlornness up the hill, like and evil spirit, seeking rest and finding none”(10). He uses it twice to illustrate the misting “roaming” and “seeking rest” when literally, mist is not capable of any of those things. Here, he creates a picture for the readers that there is no stop to the mist and again, it set a mood of dark and melancholy. The last technique the author practices in this passage is alliteration. Dickens describes, “A clammy and intensely cold mist…”(10). The alliteration shown here is the usage of the words “clammy” and “cold”. Here, it is a repetition of the first consonant sound in the phrase and it creates emphasis on those words to evoke the mood. Another example of this literary term is when Dickens illustrates, “…as he stood on his own particular perch behind the mail…”(10). This also giving...