Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.” Why would they not be gone? . . . . Oh God! what could I do? . . . . Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror! . . . . I must scream or die! and now—again!—hark! louder! louder! louder! louder! How does the syntax in this passage help develop the characterization of the narrator?
Answer
A
Incomplete sentences and short phrases indicate that the character’s resentment will quickly pass.
B
Incomplete sentences and short phrases emphasize the character’s duplicity and sense of detachment.
C
Incomplete sentences and short phrases indicate that the character’s fear is beginning to lessen.
D
Incomplete sentences and short phrases emphasize the character’s confused and panicked state.