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"It aides the reader in predicting future events in the story"
Foreshadowing gives clues to what will happen later in a story.
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A defining characteristic of the literary device known as foreshadowing is the following:
C. It aides the reader in predicting future events in the story.
- Foreshadowing is a technique used in literary works as well as in series or movies. It consists of giving the audience a piece of information that will later unfold into something important.
- In other words, foreshadowing means revealing something to the audience about the future.
- A famous example of foreshadowing happens in the short story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson.
- The pile of stones mentioned nonchalantly at the beginning of the story is later used to kill the person who wins the lottery.
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