The way the lottery is done in "The Lottery" builds suspense by sparking the reader's interest as to what the lottery is. Once the reader comes to understand that being chosen for the lottery is a bad thing (even though it is not clear exactly what it is until the end), it is suspenseful that names are drawn and called out, because it is a slow way to reveal who is <em>not</em> the loser of the lottery, building the anticipation of the reader, and the fear/nerves of the characters. This is a successful way to form suspense for those both in and out of the story, because both the reader and characters know that something bad is going to happen, but it is a mystery as to whom it will happen.
Answer:
1) put off
2) gets away with
3) handed it back, gets over
4) live up to, looks back
5) turned out, pointed out
Answer
it is ironic because the success of the fire causes snow to fall from the tree above it and put it out
Explanation:
In this chapter Francisco's new brother is born, and contacts a deadly disease, but miraculously survives
( A ) It illustrates the ideal of platonic love.
Metaphysical poets such as John Donne and Andrew Marvell, among others, made use of metaphysical conceits to explore the relationship between lovers.
