Part A
Read these sentences from "The Cask of Amontillado."
"...then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones."
Which literary technique is used in these sentences?
humor
flashback
pacing
foreshadowing
Part B
Why does the author use this technique?
to build mystery
to provide information
to create amusement
to build tension