Suspense is a feeling of fascination and excitement mixed with apprenesion, tension, and anxiety developed from an unpredictable, mysterious, and rousing source of enertainment..
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The English language is divided into 3 main periods. Old English, Middle English, and modern English.
Answer: He didn't want the phaecians to see him crying.
Explanation:
The theme highlighted in the mentioned excerpt would be perseverance.
The excerpt tells of Rainsford's courageous act of braving the sea to go to the direction of the shots despite of the harsh conditions at the sea. This is evidenced by the phrase "he fought the sea".
The term "doggedly" also describes a persistent pursuit which was what Rainsford showed. He showed perseverance in his actions.