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Hints about future events is called foreshadowing. The author can give very subtle or straightforward hints.

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What is it called when a hint is given to the reader of what will occur later in the story?

foreshadowing foreshadowing; suspense


The author's tone of a story is NOT?

Clues that help the reader predict what will happen later


Foreshadowing is a literary technique in which animals and inanimate objects are given human characteristics?

Actually, foreshadowing is a literary technique where hints or clues are given about what will happen later in the story. It is used to build suspense and create anticipation for the reader. Personification is the technique where animals and inanimate objects are given human characteristics.


An author can most effectively try to surprise his or her reader by?

withholding a key bit of information until later in the story


How does the story of king schahriar and his brother hold the interest of the reader?

It captivates the reader mainly because the story itself has a major twist, but most importantly, the characters trap the reader in the story. Firstly, the king is presented as a loving and caring man, but later on he's transformed into a murderer. Scheherazade is also interesting because she made sacrifices for her country.


What is expositon?

it is usually the first part of a story where the reader is given an overview of the characters, setting, and mood. Throughout the story the author develops these elements to a further extent.


What provides reader with information about the story?

Exposition provides reader with information about the story.


What is the purpose of an exposition?

The exposition is the part of the story where the main information needed by the reader is given: characters, setting, and the basics of the plot.


What is foreshadowing foreshadowing?

giving readerss a clue of what happens before it acually does


The part of a story where a background information is learned?

This is typically known as the exposition. It is where the reader or viewer is given important background information about the characters, setting, and conflict of the story.


How can a theme of a story be interpreted by the reader?

The reader can find a universal truth from the details in the story


What devices might you use in the drafting stage of a short story to give clues about an event that will occur later in the story Flashback foreshadowing or story within a story?

The correct answer is foreshadowing because foreshadowing means to be a warning or indication of (a future event) and the question has a clue to this answer(give clues about an event that will accur later in the story).So...if occur later means the same thing as in the future,then occur later in the future would be foreshadowing.Get it?I hope so.Anyway.I just answered this question and got it correct.So either way,it will still be foreshadowing;)