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excerpt from \the cask of amontillado\ by edgar allan poe
edgar allan poe is well known for writing short stories with a macabre, or ghastly, theme. in this story, the narrator—montresor—believes fortunato has spoken ill of him. montresor has plotted revenge and lured fortunato into his cellar with the promise of a taste of a very special type of wine, called amontillado. fortunato is having a coughing fit at the beginning of this excerpt. monstresor pretends to be worried about him, but he really wants revenge.
\ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!\
my poor friend found it impossible to reply for many
read these sentences from \the cask of amontillado.\
i struggled with its weight; i placed it partially in its destined position. but now there came from out the niche a low laugh that erected the hairs upon my head. it was succeeded by a sad voice, which i had difficulty in recognizing as that of the noble fortunato.
how does the author create surprise in these sentences?
by foreshadowing
by revealing shocking information
by using flashbacks
by withholding information

Explanation:

The author creates surprise by suddenly revealing that the laugh and sad voice are from Fortunato. This unexpected revelation of who is making the sounds is shocking to the reader as well as the narrator. There are no flashbacks, no withholding of information that would create surprise in this way, and no clear - cut foreshadowing that this particular voice would be Fortunato's.

Answer:

by revealing shocking information