The literary device represented in the statement about Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is suspense. The author creates tension by not revealing the purpose or ominous meaning of the slip drawing until the end of the story, keeping readers on edge about what will happen.
Use the statement about Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" to answer the question.
Members of a town gather together and draw slips of paper from a box. The author does not indicate why the people draw the slips or their ominous meaning until the end of the story.
Which literary device does this represent?
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imagery
imagery
flashback
flashback
humor
humor
suspense
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