The correct literary device represented in the statement about Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” is suspense. The narrator's invitation to the police while secretly hiding the body creates tension and anticipation for the reader regarding what might happen next.
Use the statement about Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” to answer the question.
After murdering the old man and hiding the body, the narrator invites the police to look around the house. He leads them up the stairs into the old man’s room, where he has hidden the body.
Which literary device does this represent?
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suspense
suspense
flashback
flashback
theme
theme
humor
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