foreshadowing

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Present participle of foreshadow
A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
clues that suggest events that have yet to occur, what may happen next, creates suspense
The presentation of material in a work in such way that later events are prepared for
is something which prepares the reader for an event later in the story
Hints inserted by the author to indicate to the careful reader how the action is going to develop, and thus to contribute to the credibility of the plot
- Event or dialogue that plants hints about what will happen later in the story
indistinctly prophetic
When later developments in a narrative are hinted at early on The famous Pushkin law--"Never plant a gun in the first act unless you intend to use it in the last"--is really about foreshadowing
foreshadow
indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
foreshadow
To presage, or suggest something in advance
foreshadow
To shadow or typi&?;y beforehand; to prefigure
foreshadow
{f} indicate beforehand, portend, foretell
foreshadow
If something foreshadows an event or situation, it suggests that it will happen. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. to show or say that something will happen in the future
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