Look at paragraphs 3-7. How does the pacing in paragraphs 3-7 create tension? A 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.
B. 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.
c. 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.
D. 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.