Question

“Jem said he would escort me to the school auditorium. Thus began our longest journey together.” This quote is an example of which of the following literary devices?
personification

foreshadowing and metaphor

metaphor

simile

Answer 1

Answer:

Foreshadowing and Metaphor

Explanation:

Let's use the process of elimination to solve this multiple choice problem.

First up is "personification"

We know that this is not personification because there's in no personifying or humanizing going on in this sentence. There is no object that is being personified here

Second option is "foreshadowing and metaphor"

If we take a close look at sentence two, we can see that it says "Thus began our longest journey together." They're not just meaning by a physical journey like a walk, but they were also referring their lives and that this escort was their "longest journey together" not just at the moment but also just in general.

They are also foreshadowing that this whole entire journey that they are experiencing is going to be the longest journey together. (as well as getting attacked by Bob)

Therefore the second option is correct

Third option is "metaphor"

It is a metaphor, but it's also foreshadowing so this is 1/2 answers therefore also not correct.

Forth option is "simile"

Simile is a comparison using "like" or "as" which is not present in these sentences.

Answer 2

Foreshadowing and metaphor because it foreshadows what will happen next (how they both got attacked by bob)