"The Pit and the Pendulum" 1.) Lines 358-377: How does the...

"The Pit and the Pendulum"

1.) Lines 358-377: How does the repetition of the word down at the beginning of each paragraph increase the dramatic tension? How does the narrator's state of mind change as the pendulum descends?

2.) Lines 389-395: Why does Poe include these sentences? What effect do they have on the reader?

3.) Lines 402-409: Why might Poe have kept this information from the reader?

4.) Lines 470-475: Explain which sensory details give readers the information they need to infer that the walls are being heated by fire. Why does Poe use sensory details from which readers must infer the situation, rather than stating it directly?