Read the Beginning of the Following Student Presentation on Cliff's

Short Answer

Read the beginning of the following student presentation on Cliff's Notes. Explain how the opening paragraph incorporates several of the textbook's recommendations for enhancing audience interest.
Eight o'clock Wednesday night. I have an English exam bright and early tomorrow morning. It's on Homer's Iliad. And I haven't read page one. I forego tonight's beer drinking and try to read. Eight forty-five. I'm only on page 12. Only 482 more to go. Nine thirty, it hits me. Like a rock. I'm not going to make it.