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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?

humor
flashback
pacing
foreshadowing

Part B

Why does the author use this technique?

to build mystery
to provide information
to create amusement
to build tension

Pacing is characterized as the literary device in which the author opts for a certain pace/speed to unfold the story in order to prevent the readers from being bored due to the length of the story. In the given excerpt, the author employs 'pacing' as he begins with a brief informative sentence '...then I heard' and this action is immediately stopped and the pace of the story is slowed down using a lengthy 'complex-compound' sentence. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

Part B

The key purpose for which the author employs 'pacing' is 'to build tension.' The excerpt begins with a strange detail regarding the 'vibrations of the chain.' This action is immediately frozen in order to get involved in his own psychological problems('hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labors and sat down upon the bones'). This develops tension in the readers' minds by leaving them uncertain about what would happen next. Thus, option d is the correct answer.