- published: 21 Feb 2016
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Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion felt as part of the situation. In the kind of suspense described by film director Alfred Hitchcock, an audience experiences suspense when they expect something bad to happen and have (or believe they have) a superior perspective on events in the drama's hierarchy of knowledge, yet they are powerless to intervene to prevent it from happening. In broader definitions of suspense, this emotion arises when someone is aware of his lack of knowledge about the development of a meaningful event; thus, suspense is a combination of anticipation and uncertainty dealing with the obscurity of the future. In terms of narrative expectations, it may be contrasted with mystery or curiosity and surprise. Suspense could however be some small event in a person's life, such as a child anticipating an answer to a request they've made, e.g., "May I get the kitty?". Therefore, suspense comes in many different sizes, big and small.
Quase sexta-feira
e eu ainda nem dormi
por lembrar
da sua maneira
de falar e de sorrir
Talvez por isso estou feliz
e vou pedir
aos céus por seu amor
Já é madrugada,
só, na longa estrada eu vou
Quase a rua inteira
jura haver um "quê" a mais entre nós
Nossas brincadeiras
logo se farão reais
e só por isso eu sou feliz
e devo a ti
o mundo que sonhei
Já é madrugada,
minha estrada só eu sei
Contando as estrelas
pela noite inteira
Navegando à beira do teu cais
Pensando em besteira
Meu queira ou não queira
Te quero demais
e mais e mais e mais
Contando as estrelas
pela noite inteira
Sonhando acordado
ou tanto faz
Pensando em besteira
Meu queira ou não queira
Nossa sintonia faz o ELO
Noite e dia, teu calor espero
Quero o fim desse suspense
mesmo que em mim não pense