The romantic character of the place delighted me; i was very much amused by the air of adventure and intrigue that prevailed in this region of masks and gondolas; and i was exceedingly smitten by a pair of languishing black eyes, that played upon my heart from under an italian mantle. so i persuaded myself that i was lingering at venice to study men and manners. which short story element does irving reveal in the excerpt? internal conflict the plot’s climax the theme or message a character’s thoughts

The right answer is "a character’s thoughts".

Irving is revealing his thoughts, as a character of his work, in this narration.

The character is telling his thoughts about time and spent in Venice, Italy.

When the character's thoughts are exposed, the reader identifies himself better with the story because the reader is allowed to understand what the character is going through and this allows the same feelings, created by the thoughts, to be shared between the character and the reader.

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