F ORESHADOWING

FORESHADOWING

FLASHBACK

Definitions Flashback: when an author refers

back to something that already took place in the story

FlashbackNow try breaking the word

FLASHBACK apart.FLASH: a quick glimpse.BACK: a look back in the

story at something that previously happened.

FLASHBACKWhat It Is

Turning back the clock Scenes that took place in the past Scenes literally “flash back” Brings story or play to a standstill Interrupts story’s chronological

order

FLASHBACKWhat It Is NOT!

Just talking about the past

Referring to past experiences

Why Use Flashback? Gives audience first hand look

at the past Gives background the

audience needs to understand situations or characters

Brings to life the memory of the character having the flashback

Why Use Flashback? Lets audience understand

character behavior and motivation

May give some foreshadowing clues as to the future of the characters

Creating Flashbacktip the reader that you are leaving the present

transition statement such as, "John remembered the day his father died."

clue the reader that you are returning to the present

another transition sentence ("But that was then and this was now, and John had to let the past stay in the past."

Foreshadowing

Definitions Foreshadowing: when an author

mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story

ForeshadowingTry breaking the word

FORESHADOWING apart.FORE means ahead.A SHADOW is a glimpse of

something without the complete details.

What is Foreshadowing?

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. You can think of foreshadowing as a way

of giving the reader a chance to make a predication about what might happen next in the story.

Example of Foreshadowing

"NOW, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."

~ Beatrix Potter from The Tale of Peter Rabbit

What do you think might happen next?

Foreshadowing can be subtle

like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming

more directsuch as Romeo and Juliet talking about

wanting to die rather than live without each other

Foreshadowing adds dramatic tension create suspense convey information to help

the reader understand what comes later

Leaves unanswered questions

Why is it important?

How to create foreshadowing placing clues, both subtle and

direct, into the text mentioning an upcoming event explaining the plans of the

people or characters portrayed in the text

Foreshadowing Tip

often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter

An Example… And now you will see portions from

the well known children’s story Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood Once upon a time, there

was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!"

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing The first set of underlined words is

an example of foreshadowing. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning her about the wolf in the woods, which hints at what may happen next.

Little Red Riding Hood While she was walking

through the woods, a wolf was walking past her. "I bet I could convince her to take the long way. Then I could get to her grandmother's house first and trick her into thinking that I was her grandma. That way I could have her and her grandma for a large feast,” he thought.

Little Red Riding Hood The wolf went up to

Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions.

Flashback

Flashback The second set of underlined words

is an example of flashback. Little Red Riding Hood is thinking back to something that happened earlier in the story.

Little Red Riding Hood Most know how

the rest of the story ends. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma are saved from the wolf. Hopefully you can understand foreshadowing and flashback now.

Review When an author mentions or hints

at something that will happen later in the story, it is called Foreshadowing

Review When an author refers back to

something that has already happened in the story, it is calledFlashback

Review Question 11. Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath. It was

exactly a year ago today that she stood in this very same spot, trying to do the very same thing. “How could I be doing this?” Sarah thought to herself. She took a deep breath and recalled that embarrassing and humiliating time. She had sung on stage a million times, but, for some reason, that night was different. As she gazed out in the into the crowd, she saw them. They never came, yet there they were. Sarah’s breath had quickened and her heart began to beat a mile a minute. “I can’t do this,” she mumbled as she fled the stage.And now, exactly a year later, Sarah stood, ready to head out on stage. She hoped she was ready.

A. ForeshadowingB. ExpositionC. FlashbackD. Resolution

Flashback

Review Question 22. Robinson Crusoe (paraphrased excerpt) Daniel DefoeBeing the third son of the family, and not bred to any trade, my head

began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. My father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house education a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law, but I would be satisfied with nothing but going out to sea. My inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands, of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propension of nature tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me.

The author uses the reaction of Robinson Crusoe’s family and friends to give the reader hints of what may happen in the story.

This is known as ________________.A. ExpositionB. FlashbackC. ExaggerationD. ForeshadowingForeshadowing

Review Question 33. The dark storm clouds rolled across the lake

and Rebecca couldn’t help but shiver. The ominous feeling the black clouds gave her made her pull her wool coat closely around her. She started walking faster and faster, hoping that whatever was coming would pass quickly and wouldn’t hurt too badly.

This is an example of:A. ForeshadowingB. ExpositionC. FlashbackD. Resolution

Foreshadowing