Read the following passage from "The Pit and the Pendulum." "I had swooned; but still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. What of it there remained I will not attempt to define, or even to describe; yet all was not lost. [In the deepest slumber—no! In delirium—no! In a swoon—no! In death—no!] even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man." What language convention has the author used with the underlined words to create suspense and tension? Absolute phrases Infinitive phrases Fragments Series of adjectives

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Read the following passage from "The Pit and the Pendulum."   "I had swooned; but still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. What of it there remained I will not attempt to define, or even to describe; yet all was not lost. [In the deepest slumber—no! In delirium—no! In a swoon—no! In death—no!] even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man."   What language convention has the author used with the underlined words to create suspense and tension?   Absolute phrases   Infinitive phrases   Fragments   Series of adjectives

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Series of adjectives. Realize that he is DESCRIBING the state of his semi-unconsciousness. He uses several words; "slumber - delirium - swoon." However, the sentence is complete, so the answer isn't fragments. Absolute phrases and infinitive phrases don't even come into play here.