Consider the ending of “The Birthmark.” What Literary Device is used within the following passage from the story? Select the best answer.

Aylmer now remembered his dream. He had fancied himself with his servant Aminadab, attempting an operation for the removal of the birthmark; but the deeper went the knife, the deeper sank the hand, until at length its tiny grasp appeared to have caught hold of Georgiana’s heart; whence, however, her husband was inexorably resolved to cut or wrench it away.

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Responses

A) Ethos
A) Ethos

B) Logos
B) Logos

C) Foreshadowing

C) Foreshadowing

D) Rhyme Scheme

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The best answer for the literary device used in the passage is:

C) Foreshadowing

This passage suggests a forthcoming conflict or consequence related to Aylmer's obsession with removing the birthmark, indicating that his actions could have dire implications for Georgiana.