This question is missing the excerpt. I've found the complete question online. It is as follows:
Read the quotation from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." These pains appeared to flash along well-defined lines of ramification and to beat with an inconceivably rapid periodicity. They seemed like streams of pulsating fire heating him to an intolerable temperature. As to his head, he was conscious of nothing but a feeling of fullness—of congestion. These sensations were unaccompanied by thought. The intellectual part of his nature was already effaced; he had power only to feel, and feeling was torment. He was conscious of motion. Encompassed in a luminous cloud, of which he was now merely the fiery heart, without material substance, he swung through unthinkable arcs of oscillation, like a vast pendulum. Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark. The power of thought was restored; he knew that the rope had broken and he had fallen into the stream.
The language and the pace of the narration in the excerpt help the reader understand that Farquhar wishes he had not survived. help the reader understand Farquhar’s experience and emotions. indicate to the reader that Farquhar feels a deep sense of relief. indicate to the reader that Farquhar was able to untie his noose before he fell.
Answer:
They help the reader understand Farquhar's experience and emotions.
Explanation:
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by American author Ambrose Bierce. The main character, Peyton Farquhar, is tricked into trying to burn a bridge that would allow Union soldiers to cross. Farquhar is a Confederacy supporter. He ends up hanged.
<u>This particular excerpt concerns the moment Farquhar is hanging from the bridge. The author slowly narrates each feeling to allow readers to understand Farquhar's experience - the spreading pain, the congestion of his head, the intolerable heat. It's such a vivid description that the reader can picture what it feels like to be hanged.</u>
Just as an additional note, at the end of the excerpt, we are led to believe the rope has broken and that Farquhar will swim to freedom. At this moment readers are deceived by the author. It's all an illusion; Farquhar never escapes.
