In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and listening, as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision, and, later, of his rifle. But the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsman’s calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy.
Which phrase most establishes tension?
(1 point)
Responses
a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians
a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians
as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision
as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision
Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy
Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy
a man stood one winter night watching and listening
1 answer
The phrase that most establishes tension is:
Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy.
This phrase indicates a sense of conflict and danger, creating tension by suggesting that the character is on the lookout not for wildlife, but for another person whom he perceives as a threat.
