: Re: Mentioning quickly repeated events in first person? When writing in first person, is it better to mention as little repetition of events as possible? Or can it improve writing in some cases

What attitude on the part of the knocker are you trying to convey?

The second passage gives the impression that the character is not waiting to see if the knocking is answered, they are continuously knocking, which conveys extreme impatience on the part of the knocking character. The first passage implies a respectful waiting of a few moments to see if the door will be answered without continuous pounding.

If you aren't trying to convey either, maybe you should just skip the mechanistic description of knocking on a door, and jump to "There was no answer at the door"

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