In “The Tell Tale Heart” Poe uses pacing within his story.

Read the quote below:

“His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers), and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily.”

● How is Poe using pacing in the quote provided?
● What impact does the pacing have on the story?

In the box below construct a brief response in which you answer these two questions. Use the RACES writing strategy to construct your paragraph.