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Foreshadowing

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Definition

Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to give clues or hints about what will happen later in the story.

Synonyms & similar words

adumbrative presage prefigure adumbration portend foreshadow augur foretell prefigurative betoken prefiguration forecast auspicate predict omen prognosticate bode prefiguration omen sign prognostication prediction forewarning portent augury indication forecast presage prophecy premonition hint clue intimation foretoken harbinger foreknowledge preindication

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