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Sample Response: James Baldwin speeds up the action to create suspense for the reader. By moving the action forward so quickly, the author leaves the reader anxious to discover if Theseus saves himself and the other characters from the Minotaur.
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"The tigers <u>had been lying</u> in wait all morning."
The correct answer is perfect progressive tense.
Perfect progressive tense describes actions that took place in the past, and is still happening in the present, and/or will continue happening.
Progressive tense is an action that takes place in the past OR present Or future.
- The tigers lied down in wait this morning. (past)
- The tigers are lying down this morning. (present)
- The tigers will lie down. (future)
Perfect tense that started in the past and continues now.
- I have learned a lot this semester. (present perfect)
- I had learned a lot in elementary school. (past perfect)
- I will have learned a lot when I finish college. (future perfect)
One reason Steinbeck uses parallelism in the Grapes of wrath is because he wants to create a puzzle for the reader to decipher. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
