Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." “[T]here is a secret about one of my rooms on which I feel disposed to try an experiment. So, gentlemen, none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber, until circumstances reveal it. I will not even know it myself, but will leave it to chance and the allotment of the housekeeper. At the same time, if it will be any satisfaction to you, I will observe, for the honor of my paternal mansion, that there’s scarcely a chamber in it but is well worthy of being haunted.” What technique does Irving use to build suspense in the excerpt? The pace of the story quickens. The word choice darkens the tone. Odd characters are introduced. Setting details are intentionally omitted.

This creates suspense because the speaker is talking about a haunted chamber but leaves out setting details to create the mysterious feeling. The pace of the story does not quicken. The word choice does create a dark tone, but it doesn't build suspense the same way the missing details do. There are no odd characters introduced.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-21T11:29:22+02:00

The technique that Irving uses to build suspense in the excerpt is:

D. Setting details are intentionally omitted.

According to the given excerpt, we can see that the narrator makes use of setting omission in order to build suspense in the book.

He does this by intentionally concealing where the secret is, or what room the secret is. He further says that even he does not know the location but it can only be revealed if "circumstances permit" or if by chance the housekeeper finds it.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D