Poe builds suspense in "the raven" when it said "never more".
The word "something" should be replaced with precise language.
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Shirley Jackson is known for her short stories (The Lottery being the most famous one). She uses various literary techniques such as symbolism (in the characters names, names of places, titles etc), foreshadowing (a hint on the future events), dramatic irony (like making the lottery something negative), <span>denouement (where everything comes together for the culmination). </span>
maybe add a comma after the second to last word.
