Read the excerpt from irving’s "the adventure of the mysterious stranger."
often, after we had returned from one of these scenes of revelry, i have entered his room, and found him lying on his face on the sofa: his hands clinched in his fine hair, and his whole countenance bearing traces of the convulsions of his mind.
which of the following statements best describes the effect of narration on the story?
the narration reflects the revelry of the carnival.
the narration reflects the friend’s physical discomfort.
the narration suggests mounting and agony.
the narration suggests a physical altercation between the men.

The statement that best describes the effect of narration on the story is The narration suggests mounting helplessness and agony.

Explanation:

The full description of the scene in this excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger." shows a person who does not have any hope, this can be explained with the use of the words " lying on his face", "his whole countenance bearing traces of the convulsions of his mind" añtpgether gives the reader the impression of helplessness.

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an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.