The way to create tension in a story is to deny the hero his or her goals and dreams. The more you throw in the way of those goals, the more tension you'll have.
suspense and tension
Authors use tension in a story to build up to the climax and to make the audience more attentive towards to story.
Tension
Details that show tension
sad
conflict
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Body paragraphs provide the details of a letter or a story. Authors are able to develop their story with the use of body paragraphs.
My recommendation for creating tension in a story, would be to add some sort of mystery that separates two different characters because of how different those two characters' ideas and opinions are. If you feel tension in the story, then your readers are bound to feel it too if you wrote it correctly.
To create a sense of tension or mystery in the descripton of the setting.
The tone in the first two paragraphs of "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin is calm and matter-of-fact as it introduces the news of Mr. Mallard's death and Mrs. Mallard's reaction to it. The language is straightforward and unbiased, setting a somber mood as the story unfolds.