Question

Read the excerpt from Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death." But in the western or black chamber the effect of the fire-light that streamed upon the dark hangings through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all. What technique does Poe use to build suspense in the excerpt?

Answer 1

The excerpt "The Masque of the Red Death" is a horror story based on thrill and suspense. The story has been written by an American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

The technique used by Poe is to create such surroundings of story narration so that it sounds horror and suspense in the reader's mind. The excerpt is about the horror story and also about the suspense among the readers. The suspense is created among the readers when the writer creates such surroundings in the book.

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Answer 2

Answer:

B) the word choice darkens the tone

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