Question

Read the following paragraph and answer the question.


1Poe really was the inventor of the detective story, which he called the "ratiocinative" tale. 2Here believing the effect intended was "to perplex the reader and whet his desire for elucidation," he originated two devices useful to this day. 3One might be called "the device of the baffled friend": He gave his brilliant detective a companion not good at solutions and had him tell the story. 4Viewing the happenings through this narrator's eyes, the reader shares his growing puzzlement. 5Poe used his second device at the tale's end: He had the detective disclose his surprising solution and then "elucidate" step by step the reasoning which led to it. 6"The Purloined Letter" demonstrated Poe's use of these two devices in a detective story.

Type four of the key words in Sentence 2.

Answer 1

Four key words in sentence two are: perplex, elucidation, originated, and devices.
These words are important because Poe's goal was to "perplex" or confuse the reader so that the solution would not be obvious early on. Also he wanted to give the detective a chance for "elucidation", or explanation, so that the detective could walk the reader through the solution bit by bit. "Originated" is important because it needs to be clear that Poe was the first to use these "devices", which is also important because it shows that we are going to find out what those devices are. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Its Effect, Perplex, Originated, and Devices

Explanation: