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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?
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imagery
humor
flashback
suspense
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The author withholds key information and delays revealing the meaning of the drawing, creating tension and uncertainty until the end — a use of suspense.
The author withholds key information and delays revealing the meaning of the drawing, creating tension and uncertainty until the end — a use of suspense.
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