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Swoosh! Swoosh! went the blade of the shovel as Lester dug one mound of dirt after another. Swoosh! Deeper into the grave that was still fresh enough to be lacking in grass cover. Swoosh! With each thrust he relived the swing of his ax. One tool to send the old man to his grave and another to unearth him again. Swoosh!

Which characteristic of Gothic writing does this passage best illustrate?

 A.The deadly power of nature 
B.Mystery and suspense 
C.Supernatural revelation 
D.The gruesome and macabre

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Idk it sounds like B

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Answer:

B.Mystery and suspense

Step-by-step explanation:

We can hear the noise made by a shovel while someone , Lester, was digging a grave in the writing. We get more details of this setting; we learn that the grave was deep and it had not been covered by grass yet , which makes us feel as if we were inside it . This atmosphere of mystery and suspense gets sharper when we learn that an old man was being buried but,later, it would be unearthed .

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