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16.04.2020 • 
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Which suspense-building technique is shown most
clearly in this passage?
Highlight phrases in the passage that help build
suspense.
When all the people had assembled in the galleries, and
the king, surrounded by his court, sat high up on his
throne of royal state on one side of the arena, he gave a
signal, a door beneath him opened, and the accused
subject stepped out into the amphitheater. Directly
opposite him, on the other side of the inclosed space,
were two doors, exactly alike and side by side.
_"The Lady, or the Tiger,”
Frank R. Stockton
O putting characters in jeopardy
O using time to build tension
O placing characters in a dangerous setting
O using point of view to show characters' thoughts

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