In "the black cat" by edgar allan poe, the discovery of the entombed cat at the end of the story is an example of
verbal irony
direct characterization
mood
situational irony

Situational irony.

Explanation:

In "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, the discovery of the entombed cat at the end of the story is an example of situational irony. Situational irony is a literary device. It occurs when what happens in a story is opposite to what is expected by the audience or the reader. The police come to ask the narrator for the disappearance of his wife. He has almost convinced them of his innocence when he knocks at the walls where his wife is entombed and the cat starts howling from the inside.

answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

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