In addition, the author also build suspense through his use of repetition. For example, Poe writes “The ringing became more distinct:-it continued and became more distinct “(Poe 94). The repetition causes the reader to wonder why the noise became more ¨distinct¨. The reader would know that the sound was coming from the old man´s heart. The only problem was that the old man was already dead. It draws suspense because even though the old man is dead he could hear the old man's heart becoming more distinct. The narrator was feeling very dramatized and had an intense feeling being put on him because of the ringing of the old man's heart. Poe further builds suspense through repetition when he writes “I felt that I must scream or die!-and now-again!-hark!