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Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is when an author gives a clue or warning about a future event before it has happened in the prose. Here are some common examples in literature:
Predictions/omens
Predictions/omens
- Predictions and omens can foreshadow events.
- E.g. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches' prophecies all come true.
Worry
Worry
- When characters start to worry a lot about other characters, this can sometimes foreshadow bad events to come.
- E.g. When Little Red Riding Hood's mother starts to worry about her daughter after she leaves the house, this foreshadows her encounter with the wolf.
Pre-scenes
Pre-scenes
- Sometimes, a scene that happens early on in a story foreshadows events to come.
- E.g. At the start of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, we see Harry being delivered to Privet Drive. This hints that he will be reconnected with the wizarding world later on in the novel.
Symbolism
Symbolism
- Things like animals and the weather can foreshadow events to come.
- E.g. The intense heat in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet foreshadows the fight to come.
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2.1Language Devices
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5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
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6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
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6.3.3Writing to Explain
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