📚 noun • entry_id 42718
foreshadowing
/(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agüero • augurio • prefiguración • premostración • presagio
Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]
The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.
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