The author's technique in building the suspense in the excerpt is that the author quickened the pace of the story through changing the words in each sentences as if it is in a thrilling mood. Through this, the author affected the reader's emotions also due to the pace of the story.
Answer: The state of being
How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar? Both are angry to see time passing. Both contemplate a kind of loss. Both are deeply and desperately in love. Both despair at how their lives have transpired.
