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Part A

Read these sentences from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"...then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones."

Which literary technique is used in these sentences?

foreshadowing

humor

pacing

flashback

Part B

Why does the author use this technique?

to build mystery

to provide information

to create amusement

to build tension

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Pacing to build tension
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Part A. Flashback
Part B. to build tension
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