Reread this example of foreshadowing from “after twenty years” by o. henry. " but i know jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. he'll never forget." which statement best explains how the author's use of foreshadowing affects the story? it adds to the surprise created later when it's revealed that jimmy did meet silky bob; indeed, bob is saying these words to jimmy himself. it creates mystery in the story by subtly suggesting that something awful has happened to jimmy. it adds humor to the story since readers, unlike silky bob, already know that he's speaking to jimmy when he delivers these lines. it creates suspense by hinting at the fact that silky bob already knows that jimmy will not show up to meet him.

It adds to the surprise created later when it's revealed that Jimmy did meet silky bob; indeed, Bob is saying these words to Jimmy himself.

It adds to the surprise created later when it's revealed that Jimmy did meet Silky Bob; indeed, Bob is saying these words to Jimmy himself.

Explanation:

Foreshadowing is a signal of what comes next in a story. In the excerpt from "After Twenty Years," the author O. Henry makes use of foreshadowing to provide readers a hint of what will occur later. In fact, Bob does not recognize Jimmy as a policeman, and at the end of the story he finds out that Jimmy was actually talking to him before he was arrested. The reason is Jimmy did not want to apprehend his friend.

question:

it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

the character has felt many emotions that are mainly focusing on negative emotions.