How does the author establish pacing in this excerpt?

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Responses

They depict a climactic and emotional event in order to create a slow pace.
They depict a climactic and emotional event in order to create a slow pace.

They include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace.
They include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace.

They incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.
They incorporate dialogue between two characters in order to create a fast pace.

They use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck, in order to create a slow pace.
They use descriptive words, like bewildered and thunderstruck , in order to create a slow pace.

1 answer

The most appropriate response would be:

"They include short sentences and rapid speech in order to create a fast pace."

This suggests that the pacing is quickened through the use of language that promotes urgency or speed, which aligns with the techniques typically used to establish a faster pacing in writing.