TENSION

'Cautiously-- oh, so cautiously-- cautiously (for the hinges creaked)' //The sound effects and repetition of the lines build tension. "Hearken!" The author is giving commands, as if to directly be speaking to the reader "How first the idea entered my brain" We do not know what the idea IS, therefore making us wonder, making us want to read more "Who's there?" First use of diologue, allowing us to know a little more about the characters being introduced into the narrative "very, very slowly" "steadily, steadily" repetition of adverbs (more can be found in the story) "//