What effect does the repetition of the word louder have on the passage? a) it provides a flashbackb) it sets a calming tone c) it build suspense d) it foreshadows future events

The effect that the repetition of the word louder has on the passage is that it helps build suspense

Explanation:

The main character planned the murder in " The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, everything seems to be going well until the police knocked at his door, he started to give the tour with calm but as time passed by he started to hear this sound that was louder, louder, louder, this starts making the character act with despair, because he is facing his fears.

either b or c, sorry idk

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.