Question

ryan and tristan are roommates and friends. in the middle of the night, ryan travels to tokyo in search of his older brother jake, who abandoned him years earlier. when ryan finds his brother, jake is in trouble, and ryan agrees to let the past go and help him. meanwhile, ryan and tristan’s apartment is burglarized, and tristan’s treasured antique pocket watch is stolen. after days of searching, tristan finds the thief and learns his reasons for the theft. tristan forgives the thief and offers to help him get back on his feet. ryan returns home, and he and tristan recount their adventures to each other. which literary device does the passage contain?

a. parallel plots

b. flashback

c. anticlimax

d. foreshadowing

Explanation:

To determine the literary device, we analyze each option:

• Option A (Parallel plots): The passage has two simultaneous storylines: Ryan's journey to Tokyo to help his brother and Tristan's experience with the burglary and the thief. These are parallel plots as they occur at the same time and have related themes of forgiveness and helping others.
• Option B (Flashback): A flashback is a scene set in the past. The passage does not have a scene that interrupts the present to show a past event (the mention of Jake abandoning Ryan is background info, not a flashback scene).
• Option C (Anticlimax): An anticlimax is a disappointing decline after a build - up. The passage does not show such a decline.
• Option D (Foreshadowing): Foreshadowing gives hints of future events. The passage does not have hints about future events; it focuses on the current events of Ryan's trip and Tristan's burglary experience.

Answer:

A. Parallel plots