In a well-written paragraph and using the ACE strategy, explain what you think is the most suspenseful moment in the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” How does the character’s experiences reinforce and develop suspense? How does the pacing contribute to the suspense? Support your answers with at least two pieces of properly cited Textual Evidence. First-Person POV This is when the narrator is referring to him or herself. You will see 'I,' 'me,' 'my' and 'mine' in first person.
Suspense a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
Tone emotional attitudes that are embedded in the text; tone can be happy, sad, thoughtful, or angry—among others.
Analyze to break something down into its parts in order to understand how it all fits together or works as a whole.