Staring into the ring of candles - proud that the number of his years finally made a ring, all around the cake - luke suddenly remembered another cake, another ring of six candles. mark's. he remembered mark's sixth birthday had been whining, "but i wanna have a party. robert joe had a party on his " mother had said, "ssh," and looked from mark to luke, saying something with her eyes that luke didn't understand.

question: which story telling device does the author use in this passage?
a. foreshadowing c. symbolism
b. metaphor d. flashback

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