How does the pacing of this passage most affect the story? it conveys the narrator's worry and confusion, brought on by evil spirits working to disorient him. it conveys the narrator's understanding of his dangerous situation and compares it to that of a trapped tiger. it creates an agitated atmosphere that conveys the narrator's anxiety over the descending pendulum. it creates an uneasy atmosphere that conveys the narrator's uncertainty and the pendulum's unpredictable movement.