Question

Read this excerpt and answer the question. With a start, we awoke and rushed to the window yet again. We had believed her, if only for an instant. But there was nothing outside but darkness. We returned to our places, shame in our souls but fear gnawing at us nevertheless. As she went on howling, she was struck again. Only with great difficulty did we succeed in quieting her down. Around eleven o’clock, the train began to move again. We pressed against the windows. The convoy was rolling slowly. A quarter of an hour later, it began to slow down even more. Through the windows, we saw barbed wire; we understood that this was the camp. Compare the sentence structures in the two paragraphs from the excerpt of Night. What effect does the author achieve by varying sentence complexity? The creation of simple sentences grabs the reader’s attention. By creating varying sentence structures, the dynamic qualities of the events are revealed. The creation of varying sentences serves to reinforce the idea that the prisoners are learning to accept their situation. By creating shorter sentences, the author emphasizes the meaning of the events and builds a foreboding tension.

Answer 1

Answer:

D). By creating shorter sentences, the author emphasizes the meaning of the events and builds a foreboding tension.

Explanation:

Sentence structure always plays a vital role in creating the desired tone and mood in the written piece that helps in leaving a deliberate effect on the readers. The authors employ a variety of sentences(short, long. complex, compound, interrogative, declarative) to develop the intended mood and feeling among the readers' while reading.

In the given two excerpts from Elie Wiesel's 'Night', the author uses 'shorter sentences' to highlight the significance of events and develop a 'foreboding tension.' The shorter sentences not only allow the readers to relate each event to the oppression that was committed on Jews and also helps the author to create a tense atmosphere by providing the readers with a hint about the upcoming evil event i.e. 'the babies were burnt by the truckload.' Thus, option D is the correct answer.