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iren2701 [21]
2 years ago
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In the story "An Uncomfortable Bed", explain how the structural timeline of the piece helps to build tension, thus heightening t

he story’s comedic ending. (I attached the story)
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Alborosie2 years ago
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In the short story "An Uncomfortable Bed" by Guy de Maupassant, the speaker is greeted by his friends who are known for pranks, and their behavior was suspicious to him. He was so certain that they were going to prank him, that he anticipated it the entire day, taking so many precautions that it led to the comedic end; by avoiding the prank, he fell for it.

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