1. Foreshadowing in Literature

2. What is Foreshadowing?
The use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Creates suspense
Keeps reader interested in what will happen next
Use hints at future events to predict outcomes NG

3. Concrete Foreshadowing
Objects, people, colors, places, or events used to suggest events that have yet to occur
Usually something characters physically see

4. Abstract Foreshadowing
Themes, words, sounds, and other intangible clues
Author mentions a character’s thought
Character hears a noise

5. Prominent Foreshadowing
Telling the reader what will happen
Might be used in a prologue, preface, or throughout a work
Example: “I'd never given much thought to how I would die — though I'd had reason enough in the last few months — but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.”

6. The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs
About the author:
Grew up listening to tales of adventure from sailors near his dockside home
In adulthood, wrote stories filled with strange and fantastic events
“The Monkey’s Paw”

7. Fate How does fate shape the events that occur?
What does “The Monkey’s Paw” say about the role of fate in people’s lives?