Question

Which literary element is being used in the passage below?




Matt took his lottery ticket in hand and listened as the television announcer called out the numbers. “7-2-8-32-5.” Matt looked at his ticket and back at the screen and then back at his ticket. “I WON! I WON!” he screamed. He jumped up and ran out his front door screaming, “I WON! I WON!” He felt like he was in another world as he stood in shock. “Everything is going to be smooth sailing from here on out for me,” he said happily to himself. Just then, he heard a loud noise and looked up just in time to see the headlights of