Question

Despite her punishment, somehow Echo kept her merry heart-at least for a little while.

Explain how the author uses this sentence to create a feeling of suspense. Use details from the
passage to support your answer.

Answer 1

As the author tries to give you this certain relief but throughs in the last part “for a little while” to add suspense that this wont last long. The author adds it to add thought and suspicion on to what to come later as a foreshadowing of the future from the present.