//AIMS English: Literary Fun 2
Read the following passage and answer the question below:
(Georg and Ulrich were deep in the forests near the border of their lands. In a battle of anger over a boundary dispute of the two men’s lands, the weather turned rough and knocked a large tree down. It landed on top of both men who were injured and trapped beneath its large mass, but they were still alive. In the midst of the debacle, they found understanding, shared liquor, and overcame their differences. Now, the men were betting on whose comrades would be coming through the forest to rescue them from their unfortunate situation.)
Presently, as the wind dropped for a moment, Ulrich broke silence.
“Let’s shout for help,” he said; “in this lull our voices may carry a little way.”
“They won’t carry far through the trees and undergrowth,” said Georg, “but we can try. Together, then.”
The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call.
“Together again,” said Ulrich a few minutes later, after listening in vain for an answering halloo.
“I heard nothing but the pestilential wind,” said Georg hoarsely.
There was silence again for some minutes, and then Ulrich gave a joyful cry.
“I can see figures coming through the wood. They are following in the way I came down the hillside.”
Both men raised their voices in as loud a shout as they could muster.
“They hear us! They’ve stopped. Now they see us. They’re running down the hill towards us,” cried Ulrich.
“How many of them are there?” asked Georg.
“I can’t see distinctly,” said Ulrich; “nine or ten,”
“Then they are yours,” said Georg; “I had only seven out with me.”
“They are making all the speed they can, brave lads,” said Ulrich gladly.
“Are they your men?” asked Georg. “Are they your men?” he repeated impatiently as Ulrich did not answer.
“No,” said Ulrich with a laugh, the idiotic chattering laugh of a man unstrung with hideous fear.
“Who are they?” asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen.
“Wolves.”
The passage above is an example of
A. Conflict
B. Irony
C. Foreshadowing
D. Allegory
