how does ralston build tension in rock and hard place

The ralston build tension in rock and hard place by the use of  'but' and the precarious verb 'teeters'.What is the use of tension in  the excerpt?Tension in a literary context  can be described as the sense  which is been used to make a narration to be ominous  so that the attention of the reader can be there till the end of the story.In the case above we can see how the author was able to create tension by making use of the precarious verb 'teeters which further drew the attention of the reader and made them to be able to have the willingness of getting to the end of the story.Read more about tension at:https://brainly.com/question/4001686#SPJ1