Which narrative device is used in this sentence?
When Ryan’s alarm clock woke him up at eight in the morning, he hardly suspected that he would never hear it ring again.
suspense
symbolism
foreshadowing
flashback

Question

Which narrative device is used in this sentence?
When Ryan’s alarm clock woke him up at eight in the morning, he hardly suspected that he would never hear it ring again.
suspense
symbolism
foreshadowing
flashback

kyanthedoodle · Answer

I believe this is an example of suspense, because it makes you ask the question "Why would he never hear it again?"

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Oh wait. Misread the text. Give me a minute.

kyanthedoodle · Answer

OK. I got it. Let's start by eliminating the ones that are definitely not it.

anonymous · Answer

lol i am horrible at english ;/

anonymous · Answer

@KyanTheDoodle

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Try defining all the terms.. Here. I'll help. A flashback is a reference of what happened in the past.

anonymous · Answer

so since he thought he would hear it  again wouldn't that be flashback ?

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Well no. Not exactly. A flashback is just a straight up reference of the past. This doesn't really mention anything about it.

anonymous · Answer

flashback