Read the following passage:
Hey! You! Yes, you - the one reading this book! Come
here! A little closer ... closer... that's better. Let me
whisper in your ear. For I, dear reader, have a secret to tell,
and you are its lucky recipient.
Which sentence best describes the impact of beginning a story this way?
A. The author disorients the reader by promising interesting
information to come.
B. The author creates irony by assuming the reader knows what is
going on
C. The author makes the reader a character by using the first-person
point of view.
D. The author uses short sentences and exclamation marks to set a
comic tone.
