Inch by inch line by line with a descent only appreciable at intervals that seemed ages down and still down it came! days passed it might have been that many days ere it swept so closely over me as to fan me with its acrid breath. how does the pacing of this passage most affect the story? 1.it injects surprize into story, which highlights the narrarators shock.2 it creates a highly charged atmosphere that conveys the narrators anger.3 it creates a tense atmosphere that conveys the narrators abject fear.4 it injects mystery into the story which highlights the narrators confusion

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Inch by inch line by line with a descent only appreciable at intervals that seemed ages down and still down it came! Days passed it might have been that many days ere it swept so closely over me as to fan me with its acrid breath. How does the pacing of this passage most affect the story? 1.it injects surprize into story, which highlights the narrarators shock.2 it creates a highly charged atmosphere that conveys the narrators anger.3 it creates a tense atmosphere that conveys the narrators abject fear.4 it injects mystery into the story which highlights the narrators confusion

3. it creates a tense atmosphere that conveys the narrators abject fear.

yes the first one is correct .