Question

Which line from the passage contains the longest pause?
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
A. Well, son, I’ll tell you:

B.And boards torn up,

C.And places with no carpet on the floor—

D.But all the time

Answer 1

The colon would make me pause longest, followed by the dash, and least the comma.

Answer 2

so its A