In the context of theatrical plays, a technique in which actors onstage hold dramatic postures for a few seconds before the curtain falls in order to etch the scene deeply in the audience's memory is known as

Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" ends with the revelation that the officials have chosen someone to die. It provides an example of

a. symbolism. b. a couplet. c. an epiphany. d. a conceit.

What is the name of the guitar-like effect Scarlatti transferred to the keyboard?

A) hand-crossing B) acciaccatura C) coloratura D) Bebung