At the beginning of "Young Goodman Brown," Brown's wife says, "Pray tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year" (1). This statement is an example of
a. ambiguity.
b. foreshadowing.
c. irony.
d. satire
I'd say the answer is B) foreshadowing. She is indicating that that particular night is somehow special, and that he should stay with her. It foreshadows that something is going to happen in the future.
