Question

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select the correct answer.
how does the pacing of the second paragraph create tension in the story?
a. the description of the poses slows the pacing and builds the tension between kinsley and her younger sister meryl.
b. the fast pace of taking one selfie after another shows the time kinsley is wasting looking at herself.
c. the number of selfies kinsley has taken quickens the pace and builds the tension between her and megan pendergrass.
d. the description of her poses and selfies slows the pacing, building kinsley’s frustration with how she looks.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The question is about Kinsley's own frustration with her looks, not tension with Meryl, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The pacing related to selfies here is about her trying different poses (slower pace), not fast pace of taking selfies one after another, so B is wrong.
• Option C: The number of selfies doesn't quicken the pace; rather, detailed descriptions of poses slow it, and it's about her frustration with her appearance, not wasting time, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Describing poses and selfies in detail slows the pacing. This slow pacing builds Kinsley's frustration as she struggles with how she looks, which creates tension in the story. This matches the typical effect of slow pacing in building internal tension (frustration here).

Answer:

D. The description of her poses and selfies slows the pacing, building Kinsley’s frustration with how she looks.