Meaning & use
foreshadowing
A literary technique in which an author hints at events that will happen later in a story.
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The storm in the opening chapter is foreshadowing of the conflict to come.
Careful readers noticed the foreshadowing hidden in the detective's early remarks.
A note on using this word
Effective foreshadowing usually only becomes obvious on a second reading, once the reader knows the outcome.
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