Respuesta :

The words that reveal the pace of the story indicated below are:

  • long pondered
  • dreary sigh
  • eyelids drooped.

What is pace in literature?

Pacing is the reader's perception of how quickly or slowly the tale is progressing.

This depends on how long a scene is and how quickly you, as the writer, provide information.

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Full Question:

Read the paragraph.

Kev leaned heavily against the kitchen table where he sat, elbows propped, chin in his hands. Inspiration would not come, though he had long pondered the essay topic in front of him. He exhaled a dreary sigh, the sound of which was interrupted by a drip from the kitchen faucet. Kev's eyelids drooped, and his thoughts drifted.

Which words reveal the pace of the story? Check all that apply.