: Having read the answers provided beforehand, I want to add one more example that could be used: Repetition. This man, this... this monster, has done something despicable. I was expecting the

Having read the answers provided beforehand, I want to add one more example that could be used: Repetition.

This man, this... this monster, has done something despicable.
I was expecting the president to be a middle-aged man and then this... this boy comes in.

Personally, I find it awkward to read if a long pause comes between a noun and its verb/adjectives as naturally, we can relate actions and descriptions with an anchoring noun since you already know that you're describing something If you are able to say what it is.
However this case does work if you want the character to quickly think of a lie that they want to attach to something, e.g. they say an object - realize they need to lie about it and therefore pause, giving a subtle hint about this, or if its part of their characterization.

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