Question

Read this passage from Poe's "The Black Cat." What technique does Poe use to build suspense in this first paragraph of the story?But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburden my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified have tortured have destroyed me.Edgar Allan Poe, "The Black Cat"A. RepetitionB. Word ChoiceC. PersonificationD. Foreshadowing

Answer 1

D. Foreshadowing

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Answer 2

Answer: D. Foreshadowing.

Explanation: foreshadowing is a giving a warning, an indication, or a hint of something that will happen in the future in a story. In the given passage from "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, we can see an example of foreshadowing when the speaker says "In their consequences, these events have terrified have tortured have destroyed me" he hints the ending of the events that he is going to tell.