Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." “[T]here is a secret about one of my rooms on which I feel disposed to try an experiment. So, gentlemen, none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber, until circumstances reveal it. I will not even know it myself, but will leave it to chance and the allotment of the housekeeper. At the same time, if it will be any satisfaction to you, I will observe, for the honor of my paternal mansion, that there’s scarcely a chamber in it but is well worthy of being haunted.” What technique does Irving use to build suspense in the excerpt? The pace of the story quickens. The word choice darkens the tone. Odd characters are introduced. Setting details are intentionally omitted.

The correct answer is D. Settings details are intentionally omitted.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" by Washingon Irvin, the narrator informs other characters that there is a haunted chamber in the house; however, the narrator never reveals which one is the haunted chamber or provides any clue for the reader to know which one is. Instead, the narrator explains this will not be revealed to the other characters "So, gentlemen, none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber" as part of an experiment. This lack of details about the specific chamber implies the author omits details about the setting (the place where the events take place); also, by doing this, the narrator creates suspense and expectations in the reader because the reader will want to discover which one is the haunted chamber and why is it haunted.

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