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Click to read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then
answer the question.
How does the author effectively build suspense in this passage?
A. The narrator has announced that a crime will take place.
B. The old man's eye is described as pale blue.
C. The old man and the narrator seem to like one another.
D. The narrator claims to have had an acute sense of hearing.



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Final answer:

Suspense is created through descriptions of the eye, heightened senses, and calculated actions of the narrator.


Explanation:

The author effectively builds suspense in the passage by:

  1. Describing the old man's eye in a haunting manner, creating a sense of unease.
  2. Revealing the narrator's acute sense of hearing, intensifying the tension as the heartbeat grows louder.
  3. Depicting the narrator's meticulous and calculated actions leading up to the climax of the murder.

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