The language and the pace of the narration in the excerpt

Helps the reader understand experience and emotions

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Read the quotation from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." These pains appeared to flash along well-defined lines of ramification and to beat with an inconceivably rapid periodicity. They seemed like streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature. As to his head, he was conscious of nothing but a feeling of fullness—of congestion. These sensations were unaccompanied by thought. The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and the feeling was torment. He was conscious of motion. Encompassed in a luminous cloud, of which he was now merely the fiery heart, without material substance, he swung through unthinkable arcs of oscillation, like a vast pendulum. Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark. The power of thought was restored; he knew that the rope had broken and he had fallen into the stream".

1) The language and the pace of the narration in the excerpt help the reader understand that Farquhar wishes he had not survived.

2) It helps the reader understand Farquhar’s experience and emotions.

3) It indicates to the reader that Farquhar feels a deep sense of relief.

4) It indicates to the reader that Farquhar was able to untie his noose before he fell.

It helps the reader understand Farquhar's experience and emotions.

Explanation: This is an excerpt taken from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce, in which the author depicts the physical and emotional pain of the protagonist (Payton Farquhar) while he is suspended from the bridge about to fall into the river. This detailed narration allows the reader to understand how the character feels and to sympathize with him.

the answer a: perseverance !