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Reread this example of foreshadowing from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry.
"I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him."

Which statement best explains how the author's use of foreshadowing affects the story?

It helps create surprise when it turns out that Silky Bob is not as sharp or clever as he claims to be: he did not recognize Jimmy as the policeman who spoke to him.

It helps create suspense and mystery in the story by hinting that perhaps Jimmy also left New York for the West.

It helps create humor by highlighting the fact that, despite their claims of being best friends, neither Jimmy nor Silky Bob recognizes the other after twenty years.

It helps create tension in the story as the policeman is clearly offended by the way Silky Bob insults people who live in New York.

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Hello there!

Well, after taking this question, I figured I actually had the correct answer. When speaking about foreshadowing. Which is a clue or an idea of something that will be explained or presented in the future. Therefore, we would have to look for a answer that would have a 'surprise' feeling into it, if that were to make any sense.

Your answer: It helps create surprise when it turns out that Silky Bob is not as sharp or clever as he claims to be: he did not recognize Jimmy as the policeman who spoke to him.

We see in this option above, which is your correct answer, we see that it clearly says that 'it helps create surprise when it turns...". So, we see that it is surely a future reference that was actually not explained earlier.

Therefore, your option of answer would be the very first one, option A.

I hope this helps you!

The eventual meeting of two former childhood friends at an agreed spot in New York City was a short story by O. Henry to narrate how the two men had grown apart "After Twenty Years."

Correct option is A.

"It helps create surprise when it turns out that Silky Bob is not as sharp or clever as he claims to be: he did not recognize Jimmy as the policeman who spoke to him."

In the short story "After Twenty Years," by O.Henry, Bob actually says these lines to Jimmy, who does not reveal himself and is in his policeman uniform. To everyone's surprise, after Bob is arrested, he learns that the policeman he talked to on the street was indeed his old friend Jimmy, who did not want to arrest his friend.

We see in this option above, which is your correct answer, we see that it clearly says that 'it helps create surprise when it turns...". So, we see that it is surely a future reference that was actually not explained earlier.

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