Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the story.
Read this excerpt from "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.
The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with interest.
Which statement best explains how the author's use of third-person narration affects the reader?
It helps the reader visualize the interaction between the characters.
It provides insight into both characters' thoughts, motivations, and actions.
It creates tension since the reader only knows one character's thoughts.
It allows for better understanding of the main character.
Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of the story.
Read this excerpt from "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry.
There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.
Which statement best describes how the pacing of this passage affects the story?
The pacing slows down the text with deliberate and descriptive language, which gives the story a mysterious atmosphere.
The pacing moves the story along quickly with descriptive language, which adds humor to the story.
The pacing allows for a lengthy description of the man and clear description of the setting, which creates an alarming tone in the story.
The pacing makes the setting come alive with vivid imagery and descriptive language, which makes the story surprising.
Answers
O. Henry's uses third-person narration in "After Twenty Years" affects the story as:
It provides insight into both characters' thoughts, motivations, and actions. It allows the reader to get to know each character.
O.Henry uses third person narrative to build surprise until the end of the story. Third person narration gives an insight of the story not through any character's perspective rather through a third person narration. This helps the writer to hold the climax of the story until the end.
The statement which best describes the pacing of the above passage it affects the story as:
The pacing allows for a lengthy description of the man and a clear description of the setting, which creates an alarming tone in the story.
In the story “After Twenty Years” O. Henry, Bob reveals the name of the city without knowing that the policeman is his old friend Jimmy Wells.