Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare

Question 1

Choose the text that creates suspense by causing the reader to wonder what will happen next.

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D: “those two devised this plan”

Question 2

Based on the passage, what can the reader conclude about the setting? How does the setting build suspense?

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A: The events unfold at night.

Question 3

Which statement best describes how the order of events heightens tension in this passage?

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A: If Pyramus had left at the same time as Thisbe, he might have seen that she was not killed by the lion.

Question 4

Read the passage. Which statement best describes how the pacing of events heightens tension?

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D: The slow description of the search and surroundings builds anxiety in the reader.

Question 5

Question 5

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Ovid creates suspense by using pacing and sequencing to delay the story's tragic resolution. By having Thisbe arrive first and encounter the lioness, the reader is left in suspense as Pyramus later finds her bloodied veil and mistakenly assumes she is dead. This slow unfolding of events builds tension as the reader waits to see the consequences of the characters' misunderstanding.

Question 6

Question 6

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B: It creates secrecy.

Question 7

Question 7

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