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:

Guns

Guns are often symbols of bad things to come in literature.
- E.g. murder.

Predictions/omens

Predictions and omens can foreshadow events.
- E.g. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches' prophecies all come true.

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

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

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.

1Key Terms

1.1Key Terms

1.1.1Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentences

1.1.2Key Terms - Sentence and Clause Types

1.1.3Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language

1.1.4Key Terms - Types of Language

1.1.5Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood

1.1.6Key Terms - Mood & Feelings

1.1.7Key Terms - Other Techniques

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Key Terms

2Language Devices

2.1Language Devices

2.1.1Metaphors

2.1.2Similes

2.1.3Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning

2.1.4Personification

2.1.5Pathetic Fallacy

2.1.6Puns & Oxymorons

2.1.7Hyperbole & Emotive Language

2.1.8Alliteration

2.1.9Sibilance

2.1.10Onomatopoeia

2.1.11Recap: Language Devices

2.1.12End of Topic Test - Language Devices

3Writing Structure

3.1Writing Structure

3.1.1Narrators

3.1.2Paragraphs

3.1.3Tense

3.1.4Present vs Past vs Future Tense

3.1.5Foreshadowing

3.1.6Structure

3.1.7End of Topic Test - Writing Structure

4Section B: Reading & Writing

5Section C: Writing

5.1Writing Task

5.1.1Discursive Writing

5.1.2Narrative Writing

5.1.3Descriptive Writing

5.1.4End of Topic Test - Writing Task

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