Question 8 : A) pacing , given the fact that pacing is the literary technique which is a stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds.
Question 9 : C) to build suspense , taking into consideration that the writer has used the above literary device to create a form of suspense.
Noun or verb
is that what your asking?
Answer:
He uses concrete images like "black gates and barbed wire that create strong emotion.
Answer:
Jim lifted the heavy bag of concrete because he was as strong as an ox.
Explanation:
It is the fourth one because it is the only sentence describing someone/thing as strong. (as an ox.)
The first one has nothing to do with being strong.
The second one would be correct if it was "The boat was as strong as an ox as it persevered through the rough waters.", but since that isn't the sentence, it wouldn't work.
The third one is incorrect because if the toy was made to be as strong as an ox, why is it breaking into tiny pieces?
Therefore, the fourth one is right. :)