Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. in the chapter "some unfortunate stories" in the book ten days in a mad-house, author nellie bly departs briefly from the main chronological narrative in order to portray some interesting individual patients and their experiences. what impact does this different narrative structure have? it the reader keep track of events as they occur from moment to moment. it provides a place in which the author can add a new major idea to the text. it allows the author to include powerful details that might not have fit into the main chronological narrative. it acknowledges an opposing view that argues against bly's main claim.

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)

if the italicized words are he ran switfly, we can rewrite the sentence using a verbal phrase as follows:

running swiftly he was able to overtake the child.

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