The sentence from "The Gift of the Magi" that provides the best example of the author’s use of foreshadowing to create tension is "Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride."
Explanation:
This lines describe the moment when both people trying to do something beautiful for their loved ones get to the notion that they have to sacrifice something that they both individually adore for different reasons, then we have the biggest moment of tension as we as readers know that they are going to be quite surprised at the end.
