Answer: The author of "The Monkey's Paw" used setting and elements of plot in a specific way to build suspense by making the setting have an eerie feeling since it's taking place on a cold wet night. The author used irony and foreshadowing as the elements of suspense. The author writes about how the previous owner used the paw to wish for death and foreshadows that the paw brings bad luck.
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