575 ctl The Pit and the Pendulum(short story) by Edgar Allan Poe

Question

575 ctl. What part of the story did you find most suspenseful? Please explain your judgment.

Asked by greta r #218157 on 9/27/2013 1:41 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 9/27/2013 6:29 AM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/27/2013 6:29 AM

"So far, I had not opened my eyes. I felt that I lay upon my back, unbound. I reached out my hand, and it fell heavily upon something damp and hard."

This simple sentence supplies suspense. Was is a dream? A nightmare? And if it was........ what's in the bed?

The Pit and the Pendulum