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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 very end of the story.

Which literary device does this represent?

(1 point)

humor

suspense

imagery

flashback

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suspense

Withholding the reason and ominous meaning of the slips builds tension and anticipation in the reader until the final reveal, which is a classic use of suspense.