Read the passage from “Mr. and Mrs. Dove.”

Here he was! And nervously he tied a bow in front of the mirror, jammed his hair down with both hands, pulled out the flaps of his jacket pockets. Making between 500 and 600 pounds a year on a fruit farm in—of all places—Rhodesia. No capital. Not a penny coming to him. No chance of his income increasing for at least four years. As for looks and all that sort of thing, he was completely out of the running. He couldn’t even boast of top-hole health, for the East Africa business had knocked him out so thoroughly that he’d had to take six months’ leave. He was still fearfully pale—worse even than usual this afternoon, he thought, bending forward and peering into the mirror. Good heavens! What had happened?

What is the effect of the pacing used in the passage?

Mr. and Mrs. Dove

1. Even though the story is told by an outside narrator, the descriptive details explain Reggie’s feelings, so readers feel as if Reggie is telling the story himself.
2. Because the story is written in a series of short summaries of events, readers are left wondering about the emotions of the main characters and the fate of their relationship.
3. Even though the story is told by an outside narrator, the short, choppy sentences create the effect of internal dialogue, so readers feel as if they are hearing Reggie speak aloud.
4. Because the story is told in a series of flashbacks, readers gain an understanding of the history of both of the main characters as well as the evolution of their relationship.

1. Even though the story is told by an outside narrator, the descriptive details explain Reggie’s feelings, so readers feel as if Reggie is telling the story himself.

Explanation:

The writer organised the passage so well by explaining and describing the various emotions Reggie is feeling. He described Reggie's nervousness, his poor farm yield and the economic situation in Rhodesia.

The writer also described Reggie's ill health and how pale he was looking, he even narrated Reggie's inward lamentation of asking what went wrong. It was a very descriptive narrative which helps the readers feel what Reggie was feeling as though Reggie was telling the story himself.

free time is when all my homework and chores have been done for the day and i am "free" to do things that i enjoy doing.

usually i spend time watching television. as my favorite tv shows come on at specific times, i make sure that i finish my homework and chores well before the shows. otherwise i will have to miss them. mostly i manage to watch the shows but sometimes extra homework or chores may cause me to miss a show or two, but it is rare. anyhow if i know that i am definitely not able to catch a show in time, i will just set the video recorder to tape the show sothe evening when the weather is fine, i sometimes go for a stroll around the neighborhood with my friends. this is the time when most the neighbors have come home from work or school. we say hello to those whom we know. they are mostly friendly people and they acknowledge our greetings. once in a while we come upon unfriendly neighbors but we just ignore them and carry on. that i can watch it later.

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