Foreshadowing is a literary device where the author hints at something that will happen later in the story. It creates suspense and builds anticipation for readers by giving them clues about future events. Foreshadowing is used to create depth and complexity in the narrative, making the story more engaging and satisfying for the audience.
Madame Schacter had nightmares that predicted their fate before they got to Birkenau. Her cries foreshadowed the flames at the camp and them being burned.
The death of Doodle is being foreshadowed by the death of the scarlet ibis bird.
In the first paragraph of "Robinson Crusoe," the event of the protagonist being shipwrecked is foreshadowed. Crusoe mentions how he has experienced blessings and misfortunes and hints at the challenges he will face in the future. This foreshadows his later isolation on a deserted island after a shipwreck.
The Farmer's Almanac foreshadowed the 2012-1013 Winter to be one of the worst in centuries, and they were thankfully wrong..
Atticus starts to work on a case with a black man and Scout gets teased for it.
Baroque
Because it just is
"His anger from his childhood foreshadowed his future life of crime." or "The political protests foreshadowed the upcoming civil war."
thay dont eat eggnog
Mrs. Mallard's death
The dark storm clouds foreshadowed the approaching bad weather.
The ending of the novel is already adumbrated [foreshadowed] in the first chapter.