English, 01.02.2021 21:20 yselahernandez02

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "But I want it done now," said Miss Ophelia.
"What's your hurry?"..
"I want to make sure of it," said Miss Ophelia. "You may die, or fail, and then Topsy will be hustled off to
auction, spite of all I can do."

The excerpt above is an example of
A. verbal irony
B. foreshadowing
C. characterization
D. dramatic tension
answer is not D

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