Foreshadowing is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing can be subtle, like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming, or more direct, such as Romeo and Juliet talking about wanting to die rather than live without each other. Sometimes authors use false clues to mislead a reader. These are called "red herrings," and they often appear in mystery writing. Authors will even just use particular words for foreshadowing. If I use the words "destroy" and "failure" when talking about your upcoming test, you might get a bad feeling about the test.
Why use foreshadowing?
Let's talk about foreshadowing in the following clip. Watch the first 10 seconds, and then guess what's going to happen to the girl who jumps into the water.
http://mrbarringer.weebly.com/foreshadowing.html
Then watch the first five seconds in this clip from Toy Story 2. What's going to happen in Toy Story 3?
Watch the first few seconds of this clip. What does it foreshadow?
Foreshadowing can be subtle, like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming, or more direct, such as Romeo and Juliet talking about wanting to die rather than live without each other. Sometimes authors use false clues to mislead a reader. These are called "red herrings," and they often appear in mystery writing. Authors will even just use particular words for foreshadowing. If I use the words "destroy" and "failure" when talking about your upcoming test, you might get a bad feeling about the test.
Why use foreshadowing?
- builds suspense
- builds anxiety
- prepares the reader for big events
- makes unbelievable events believable
Let's talk about foreshadowing in the following clip. Watch the first 10 seconds, and then guess what's going to happen to the girl who jumps into the water.
http://mrbarringer.weebly.com/foreshadowing.html
Then watch the first five seconds in this clip from Toy Story 2. What's going to happen in Toy Story 3?
Watch the first few seconds of this clip. What does it foreshadow?
Next, let's talk about these next four pictures:
Link to the story: "The Tell Tale Heart"