What effects are created by the repetition of the phrase “a long time” in the following passage from Part 2? Choose all that app
ly. “She is there, below, decayed! How horrible! I sobbed with my forehead on the ground, and I stopped there for a long time, a long time. Then I saw that it was getting dark, and a strange, mad wish, the wish of a despairing lover seized me.”
Group of answer choices
The repetition is meant to emphasize that the narrator is relaxed sitting by the grave.
The repetition is meant to evoke a feeling of isolation and terror from the reader.
The repetition is meant to suggest that the narrator is losing track of time.
The repetition is meant to suggest that the narrator is losing track of time.
The repetition is meant to evoke a feeling of isolation and terror from the reader. Would be the <em>best fitting </em>answer, another possible answer could be The repetition is meant to suggest that the narrator is losing track of time <em>(this is only useful if the question is multiple choice)</em>
The origin of this nickname is often disputed, but many believe it originated in the 1920s from John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph
