1. Foreshadowing & Flashback

2. What is foreshadowing? Foreshadowing: a literary device in which an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story. You can think of foreshadowing as a way of giving the reader a chance to make a prediction about what might happen next in the story.

3. Hint Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart. FORE means ahead. A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.

4. What is a flashback? Flashback: when an author refers back to something that already took place in the story used to fill in crucial back story

5. Hint Now try breaking the word FLASHBACK apart. FLASH: a quick glimpse. BACK: a look back in the story at something that previously happened.

6. Little Red Riding Hood Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along !" Foreshadowing

7. The first set of underlined words is an example of foreshadowing. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning her about the wolf in the woods, which hints at what may happen next.

8. Little Red Riding Hood The wolf went up to Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions. Flashback

9. The second set of underlined words is an example of flashback. Little Red Riding Hood is thinking back to something that happened earlier in the story.

10. Let’s look at some other examples:

11. Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath. It was exactly a year ago today that she stood in this very same spot, trying to do the very same thing. “How could I be doing this?” Sarah thought to herself. She took a deep breath and recalled that embarrassing and humiliating time. She had sung on stage a million times, but, for some reason, that night was different. As she gazed out into the crowd, she saw them. They never came, yet there they were. Sarah’s breath had quickened and her heart began to beat a mile a minute. “I can’t do this,” she mumbled as she fled the stage. And now, exactly a year later, Sarah stood, ready to head out on stage. She hoped she was ready. This is an example of: A.ForeshadowingC. Flashback B.ExpositionD. Falling Action

12. Robinson Crusoe (paraphrased excerpt) Being the third son of the family, and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. My father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house education a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law, but I would be satisfied with nothing but going out to sea. My inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands, of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propension of nature tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me. This is an example of: A.ForeshadowingC. Flashback B.ExpositionD. Falling Action

13. The dark storm clouds rolled across the lake and Rebecca couldn’t help but shiver. The ominous feeling the black clouds gave her made her pull her wool coat closely around her. She started walking faster and faster, hoping that whatever was coming would pass quickly and wouldn’t hurt too badly. This is an example of: A.ForeshadowingC. Flashback B.ExpositionD. Falling Action

14. What is the difference between foreshadowing and suspense?

15. Foreshadowing Remember that foreshadowing is clues or hints about what will happen later the story… Example: You’re reading a novel and the main character makes an unusual statement or gives a strong warning.

16. Suspense Suspense is a feeling of growing tension and excitement. Example: You’re watching a mystery show and you are about to find out who committed the crime.

17. Foreshadowing can cause suspense, but make sure you understand that they are different!