Question

select the correct answer from the drop - down menu.
read the sentence from paragraph 3.
night after night i would steal away by myself and go to the border of the village to watch the sun set in the foothills, to gaze at the far line of sky and prairie, to long and long for my father’s lodge.
how does the phrase “night after night” help create tension in the passage?
the author creates tension with the phrase “night after night” because this phrase
(options: presents esther’s emotion and inner conflict as ongoing and continuous; suggests that esther is secretly traveling at nighttime by herself; conveys the importance of esther’s relationship with her father; foreshadows a significant event that will take place later in the passage)
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Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• "presents Esther’s emotion and inner conflict as ongoing and continuous": The phrase "night after night" emphasizes the repeated action, suggesting a continuous and ongoing emotional or internal state (like a longing or conflict) that Esther experiences each night.
• "suggests that Esther is secretly traveling at nighttime by herself": The sentence says she "steal away by myself", but "night after night" is more about the repetition of the action, not just the secrecy of traveling.
• "conveys the importance of Esther’s relationship with her father": The phrase doesn't relate to her relationship with her father; it's about her own nightly actions.
• "foreshadows a significant event that will take place later in the passage": There's no indication from "night after night" alone that it foreshadows a future event; it's about the present repeated action.

So the best choice is the one about ongoing emotion/conflict.

Answer:

presents Esther’s emotion and inner conflict as ongoing and continuous