Read the passage.

the novel frankenstein begins and ends with a series of letters written by the explorer robert walton to his sister, margaret saville. walton captains a ship embarking on a treacherous journey to the north pole. during the voyage, walton spots a man on an ice floe and rescues victor frankenstein who is near death. frankenstein shares his story with walton.

excerpt from frankenstein by mary shelley

letter, august 19th, 17—

this manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure; but to me, who know him, and who hear it from his own lips—with what interest and sympathy shall i read it in some future day! even now, as i commence my task, his full-toned voice swells in my ears; his lustrous eyes dwell on me with all their melancholy sweetness; i see his thin hand raised in animation, while the lineaments of his face are irradiated by the soul within. strange and harrowing must be his story, frightful the storm which embraced the gallant vessel on its course and wrecked it—thus!

what effect does the excerpt from walton’s letter create just before frankenstein begins to share his story?

shelley creates surprise through victor frankenstein’s narration.

shelley creates suspense through walton’s excitement.

shelley creates terror through victor frankenstein’s suffering.

shelley creates anticipation through a description of walton’s sister.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds.beyond the pit stood the little wedge of people with the white flag at its apex, arrested by these phenomena, a little knot of small vertical black shapes upon the black ground. as the green smoke arose, their faces flashed out pallid green, and faded again as it vanished. then slowly the hissing passed into a humming, into a long, loud, droning noise. slowly a humped shape rose out of the pit, and the ghost of a beam of light seemed to flicker out from it.forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. it was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. it was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire.then, by the light of their own destruction, i saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run.which options accurately describe how the author develops the plot in the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction decreases the tension in the plot because the narrator is simply standing by.the narrator does not react at first as he watches the men with the flag and hears the sounds in the pit. his inaction keeps the tension steadily increasing as the narrator comes to realize the men are being killed.the narrator is distracted by his own observations of the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he doesn't react as quickly as he should when the men are killed, thus extending the tension in the plot.the narrator is attentive to the men with the white flag and the humming sound, so he immediately understands what has happened when the men are killed, increasing the tension in the plot.