Asked by caleb

Read this excerpt from the short story “The Hawk,” looking for elements that add suspense.

Will picked his way along the rocks at the edge of the silent lake. The moon was full, and it silvered the water with its light. The gleaming surface was unperturbed, and the smoothness stretched to the pine edged shores. Will felt no such calm inside. He was already breaking the promise, he knew, and it hadn't even been two months.

Which sentence creates suspense by hinting that something bad is going to happen?

Will felt no such calm inside.

The moon was full, and it silvered the water with its light.

The gleaming surface was unperturbed, and the smoothness stretched to the pine edged shores.

Will picked his way along the rocks at the edge of the silent lake.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Will felt no such calm inside."

This line suggests inner turmoil and guilt, foreshadowing that something may go wrong and building suspense.