Question

In the story American born Chinese the Chinese herbalist tells Jin wang, “it’s easy to become anything you wish… so long as you’re willing to forfeit your soul” This is an example of

Answer 1

Answer:

D) foreshadowing, to create suspense by providing hints about the future.

Explanation:

The statement, “it’s easy to become anything you wish… so long as you’re willing to forfeit your soul” gives an hint of what is at stake in other to attain a future endeavor. It gives an indication of what the future holds given, an individual's sacrifice. This concept of given an hint or indication of the future could be described as a literary device called foreshadowing. The Chinese herbalist is using the statement to hint Jin Wang of what could possibly happen in the future.