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foreshadowing

[ fawr-shad-oh-ing ]

noun

  1. an indication of something that will happen in the future, often used as a literary device to hint at or allude to future plot developments:

    The gothic novel uses foreshadowing to build suspense.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foreshadowing1

First recorded in 1845–50; foreshadow ( def ) + -ing 1( def )
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Successful foreshadowing should be subtle; viewers shouldn’t know where the story will go, but be able to appreciate how the tool was used when considering the film as a whole.

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A planned beach getaway by Lili and Esti implodes when a hotel clerk refuses to honor their reservation, a foreshadowing of far worse indignities to come.

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The widely televised hearings have given Democrats a chance to sharply question his nominees, foreshadowing a combative four years.

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We know his dad trained him to hunt and forage, but that hard-earned instruction never factors into the film — not even a close-up of poisonous mushrooms that reeks of foreshadowing.

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The play, like our lives, is circular, the beginning foreshadowing the inevitable end.

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