Jason is reading a great mystery novel where the author keeps dropping hints as to what might happen next – but he never comes out and just states it. what literary device is the author using?

I'm pretty sure your answer should be Foreshadowing. (A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story). Hope this helps! =^-^=

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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