Which line from the poem builds suspense? "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping," "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing," "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December," "Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,"

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Gracelyn Craig

15 April, 06:48

Which line from the poem builds suspense? "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping," "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing," "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December," "Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,"

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In A the author in only affirming a fact. In C he describes some remembrance and in D he is declaring something positive about his soul and overcoming hesitation. But in B he mentions "darkness", "peering" "wondering" and "fearing", all leading to to anxiety and making the reader keep interest and antecipation for the outcome.

The correct answer is B