Question

How can an author best alter the pacing of a story? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

by using chronological order
by using chronological order

by using short sentences and dialogue
by using short sentences and dialogue

by using long paragraphs of description or reflection
by using long paragraphs of description or reflection

by introducing new characters
by introducing new characters

by changing the story’s point of view
by changing the story’s point of view

Answer 1

- by using short sentences and dialogue
- by using long paragraphs of description or reflection

Short sentences and dialogue tend to speed a scene up; long descriptive or reflective passages slow the pace.