Foreshadowing
Definition: An advanced sign or warning of what is to come in the future. This appears at the start of a chapter or story to hint at what is to come later, and to allow the reader to develop his own ideas and expectations for the plot. Any event, chapter title, or action in a book may hint towards what lies ahead. It can create mystery and tension in a story or it can make the story seem tied together at the end.
Examples:
Pride and Prejudice
“If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it, she may lose
the opportunity of fixing him… Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly, but he may never
more than like her, if she does not help him on”
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Romeo and Juliet
“Life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love”
Function:
In Pride and Prejudice Mr. Bingley leaves Jane and goes to London because he believes Jane does not care for him because she hid her feelings for him. This is foreshadowing because Jane is warned of what may happen to her, but it is not directly stated.
Romeo states to Juliet he would rather die soon with her love than to die later never having it. This is foreshadowing because he will die very soon because of their love.
Original Mnemonic:
F-Future
O-Occurring
R-Realistic
E-Events
S-Showing
H-How
A-And
D-Describing
O-One’s
W-World
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