How does sophocles create tension in the play oedipus the king?

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

How does the yellow fever altered history

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time