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Foreshadowing
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Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues that suggest what
events will happen later in a story. Writers use foreshadowing to
create suspense, draw readers into the plot, or to prepare
readers for the climax.
Word Roots: FORE = IN FRONT OF
SHADOW = A GLIMPSE
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Examples:
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a change in setting
an anticipated action
a symbol or object that has significance
something the character says or does
a reaction to a situation
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Directions: Read the following passages and see if you can predict
what the writer is foreshadowing.
1. In the beginning of a movie, a well dressed woman is traveling by
ship. She stares out at the ocean, daydreaming. As she stares, she
hums the tune, "Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me".
There will be a terrible event involving pirates.
2. A character in a story behaves in an odd and irregular way and
complains continuously that he has a headache.
A character becomes very ill.
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3. A boy and a girl drop breadcrumbs as they travel deeper and
deeper into the woods.
The boy and girl become helplessly lost.
4. A character says, "It would be a bad idea to break any laws at
this point in time."
A crime is committed.
5. "But George, do you think the children will be safe without
Nana?" "Safe? Of course they'll be safe. Why not?"
The children are soon visited by Peter Pan and face a dangerous
situation.
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