<span>The setting of this excerpt is a dense, secluded forest through which no travelers seem to want to venture. The strange, large figure in the road makes the protagonist paranoid and afraid, which further builds the tension and fear in the story from the previous excerpt.</span>
Answer:
A. by repeating the ideas
Explanation:
if a diary is centered on the theme of self-affirmation, then the theme can be seen in conflicts developed by the diarist, or when the character has to make choices. Therefore, the correct answer is that a theme in diary is developed by the diarist by repeating the ideas in different ways.
The speaker comforts himself into believing that the tapping sound is a visitor who has come to see him.
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