Answer: I believe it's A but it might be D I'd say A tho
Answer:
Dear Diary;
It has been another year with many twists and turns, all of which have worked out for the better. I have now fulfilled my goal of serving my city for 50 years, I can only hope to be as successful with the rest of my life as I have been thus far. There has been recent flooding, but it is to trivial a matter for me, so I shall allow the insurance personnel to worry about it. For this anniversary of service, I plan on throwing a party, one that shall be heard about for many years. I shall write more of my plans once they have been figured out. Until then....
Explanation:
Early and preliminary. Look for words ending with -ly
The use of foreshadowing in this text is used to retain the reader stimulated and to evade a possible disappointment. At the beginning, the narrator expresses his/her feelings when going back to Aunt Gertrude's house. It appears that the atmosphere is very nice because it is associated to a fairy tale but then, the mood changes and the reader gets the impression that something wrong is going to happen. The mentioning of the ´fairy tale´ could be associated with the good gesture Gertrude had with the orphans and the change of mood with the secret about to be discovered.