The skilled use of foreshadowing in a story can keep the audience hooked in anticipation.
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Foreshadowing
/(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
Synonyms for "foreshadowing" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Noun(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (18)
Adjective(1 words)
ominous tone
Related words (31)
Noun(16 words)
portendpredictpredictivepredictive cueprefigurementprefiguring signalpreludespremonitionpremonitionspresagepresagespresagingprescientsignsignaltechnique
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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More general
13 entriesanticipationdescriptorforecastforecastinglinguistic featureliterary deviceliterary techniquenarrative devicenarrative techniquepredictpredictionprevisionrisk assessment
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13 entriesCollocations
13 entriesdramatic foreshadowingearly foreshadowingforeshadowing cuesforeshadowing deviceforeshadowing effectforeshadowing languageforeshadowing motifforeshadowing narrativeliterary foreshadowingnarrative foreshadowingstrong foreshadowingsubtle foreshadowingtextual foreshadowing
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
William enjoyed the author's use of foreshadowing in chapter five.
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The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.
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As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]
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