<u>Option D. The author creates suspense within the story with the use of parallel story lines that creates an air of mystery and suspense.</u>
Explanation:
In the passage, the author creates parallel story-lines within the plot in order to create suspense. Suspense is a state of uncertainty that leads to the anticipation of the outcome within a story or plot. Authors are drawn to include suspense within their stories, as when well implemented, suspense will make the reader to dive further into the story. In this passage, the author creates suspense by introducing parallel story-lines, that somehow are foreshadowing that connect in some way, therefore they work as an instant hook to the reader, who wants to find out how these different stories work within the plot. The reader of the passage is intrigue about how this resentment that the character has towards not being rich and living a luxurious life-style will develop in the story, what it will make her do.
The verbal irony here is “my windows commanded an unobstructed view of a lofty brick wall” This use of irony tells the reader that there was a perfect view of a brick wall from the windows
