did not know where the girl was. Dramatic irony makes the audience more interested in the story, takes them to the edge of their seats.
At the end of the story, the author ends the final paragraphs with a question. He asks “Now which of those five men did best?” The author did this because he wanted the audience to start a discussion and get involved in the story. He wanted to make everyone interested in what he was saying.
A.W. Cardinal uses dramatic irony and symbolism in order to make the audience interested in the story. In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the author tells the audience that the girl was swallowed by the snake, but the characters do not know that. The author ends the final paragraphs with a rhetorical question to make the audience discuss the story.