Read this passage from "The Monkey's Paw":Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.Which sentence best explains what the author is foreshadowing in this passage?A.Mr. White will continue to take unnecessary risks, but nothing will happen to him.B.Mr. White will make other serious mistakes by acting without thinking of the consequences.C.Mr. White will accuse his son, Herbert, of cheating, causing his son to move out.D.Mr. White will win the game and tease his son about his poor chess-playing skills.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from "The Monkey's Paw"?Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire."Hark at the wind," said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it.A.ClimaxB.ForeshadowingC.ConclusionD.Flashback

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" is most clearly an example of foreshadowing?A.Mrs. White's crying when she realizes her son has not come back from the deadB.Mrs. White's assurance that Mr. White might win the next game of chessC.Mr. White's comment that he would like to travel to India just to see the placeD.The fakir's prediction that anyone who interferes with fate will be sorry

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw."Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.What is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence?A.The woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear.B.The father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot.C.The father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules.D.Since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How does the author foreshadow what happens at the end of the story

Which sentence in this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” is an example of foreshadowing?Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him. And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh so gently! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in! I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! Would a madman have been so wise as this? And then, when my head was well in the room, I undid the lantern cautiously—oh, so cautiously—cautiously (for the hinges creaked)—I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye.