Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. reread this example of foreshadowing from “after twenty years” by o. henry. " but i know jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. he'll never forget." which statement best explains how the author's use of foreshadowing affects the story? it adds humor to the story since readers, unlike silky bob, already know that he's speaking to jimmy when he delivers these lines. it creates mystery in the story by subtly suggesting that something awful has happened to jimmy. it adds to the surprise created later when it's revealed that jimmy did meet silky bob; indeed, bob is saying these words to jimmy himself. it creates suspense by hinting at the fact that silky bob already knows that jimmy will not show up to meet him.

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

In the odyssey - amphimedon, what motivates odysseus to dress like a beggar? a.)he is trying to be humble. b.)he wants to surprise penelope. c.)he is angry at amphimedon. d.)he wants revenge against the suitors.

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of