FORESHADOWING

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing or adumbrating is a literary device in which an author hints certain plot developments that perhaps will come later in the story. It is used to arouse the reader, viewer or listener about how the story will proceed and mentally prepare them for how it will unfold.

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foreshadowing

Noun

  1. A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.

Verb



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