1. Literary Devices

2. A warning or indication of a future event.
Foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event.

3. Foreshadowing Example
“If one more person asks me what’s wrong, I am going to SCREAM!” (friend enters and asks “What’s wrong?”)
“My dream guy is tall, dark, and handsome.” (Tall, good-looking boy with dark hair enters)
“ I don’t need to study; I already know everything.” (What do you think happens here?)

4. Irony
Definition- When the outcome of a story or situation is the opposite of what the reader would expect.
Verbal irony- The expression of one’s meaning using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for a humorous effect.
Example- Sarcasm
Situational irony- when you expect one thing to happen, and the exact opposite happens.
Example- Fire station burning down

5. Irony Example A bald man named “Harry” A fire station burning down
A teacher who fails a test

6. Flashback
An earlier event inserted into the chronological order of the story

7. Flashback Example “It happened 4 years ago…”
“It was a rainy day back in April…”