It is about Gordon korman using the item as the next future item in the case of the continuing investigation. The protagonist says the character of the secretary is the only territory of the England in the northwest. Therefore the protagonist is saying that Gordon is using the future time telling as the next best item. Good luck :)
Diction is the writer's word choice style. Imagery is writing in such a way that the reader forms a mental image of multiple senses not just visual.
In "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," Jack Finney effectively creates suspense using both of these literary devices.
First, the imagery used, the mental image created for the reader serves to put the reader out on the window ledge with the main character, Tom Benecke. We can feel...
conflict is D
climax is A
rising action is E I think
exposition is C I think
falling action/ resolution is B I think
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