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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flashback
flashback
imagery
imagery
suspense
suspense
humor

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suspense

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