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It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Why did the author choose to put a break between the narrator's discovery and his recovery by others?
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It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious.

Why did the author choose to put a break between the narrator's discovery and his recovery by others?

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To either give the reader a pause that would allow the reader time to process the further piece of information, to create a shock value, or to give dramatic effect.

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The author put a break to suggest the extent of the narrator's shock



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