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Look at paragraphs 3-7. How does the pacing in paragraphs 3-7 create tension?
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ОА.
The incomplete statements in paragraphs 3, 5, and 6 are meant to slow the reader down and ease the
tension from one event to the next.
OB. The longer portions of text in this part of the story only contain background information and do not
contribute to the tension or suspense in the story.
OC. Paragraphs 4 and 7 provide clarification about whether Lemarchant is or is not sleeping, which reduces the
tension felt by both the narrator and reader.
OD. Paragraphs 3, 4, and 6 are longer, more detailed paragraphs while paragraphs 5 and 7 are brief and allow
the reader to take in the shocking information more quickly which helps to pace the tension the reader
feels.