Repetition in The People Could Fly

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Write three to five sentences analyzing how one of the folktales builds suspense. You may choose either tale.

In "A Wolf and Little Daughter," the author builds suspense by having the wolf repeatedly appear and disappear. Each time he reappears, the wolf is closer to the girl and she is closer to getting home safely, which makes the suspense grow because her chances of getting away safely seem to grow as she gets closer to the gate and decrease as the wolf gets closer to her.

or if you choose the other tale

In "Better Wait Till Martin Comes," the author creates suspense by repeating the same entrance scene for each cat. However, the tension grows each time a cat enters because each cat is bigger than the one that came before. The story is especially suspenseful when the biggest cat implies that another creature named Martin is on its way. The reader assumes Martin must be even bigger than these cats because they are unwilling to do anything until he arrives.

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In "A Wolf and Little Daughter," the author builds suspense by having the wolf repeatedly appear and disappear. Each time he reappears, the wolf is closer to the girl and she is closer to getting home safely, which makes the suspense grow because her chances of getting away safely seem to grow as she gets closer to the gate and decrease as the wolf gets closer to her.

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In "Better Wait Till Martin Comes," the author creates suspense by repeating the same entrance scene for each cat. However, the tension grows each time a cat enters because each cat is bigger than the one that came before. The story is especially suspenseful when the biggest cat implies that another creature named Martin is on its way. The reader assumes Martin must be even bigger than these cats because they are unwilling to do anything until he arrives.