Foreshadowing, Flashback, and Symbolism Mrs. P Anderson 6th Grade Reading/Lang. Arts.

Foreshadowing, Foreshadowing, Flashback, and Flashback, and

SymbolismSymbolism

Mrs. P AndersonMrs. P Anderson6th Grade 6th Grade

Reading/Lang. ArtsReading/Lang. Arts

VocabularyVocabularyForeshadowingForeshadowing:: when an author when an author

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

FlashbackFlashback: : when the author tells when the author tells about an event that happened before about an event that happened before the time of the storythe time of the story

SymbolismSymbolism: things, animals, or : things, animals, or people that stand for something people that stand for something beyond themselvesbeyond themselves

Foreshadowing:Foreshadowing:

Try breaking the word Try breaking the word FORESHADOWINGFORESHADOWING apart. apart.

FOREFORE means ahead. means ahead.

A A SHADOWSHADOW is a glimpse of something is a glimpse of something without the complete details.without the complete details.

on Mowgli

Foreshadowing:Foreshadowing:In The In The WatsonsWatsons, , Kenny sees Kenny sees many many warning warning signs at signs at Collier’s Collier’s Landing Landing

Later, he Later, he almost almost drownsdrowns

Foreshadowing:Foreshadowing:““Teddy’s safer Teddy’s safer with that little with that little beast than if beast than if he had a he had a bloodhound to bloodhound to watch him. If watch him. If a snake came a snake came into the into the nursery nownursery now—” But —” But Teddy’s Teddy’s mother mother wouldn’t think wouldn’t think of anything so of anything so awfulawful..

Later on, Later on, Rikki fights Rikki fights

and kills and kills Nag (snake) Nag (snake)

who is on who is on his way to his way to

kill the kill the family.family.

FlashbackFlashback::

Try breaking the word apart:Try breaking the word apart:

FLASH FLASH = a quick glimpse= a quick glimpse BACKBACK= a look back in the story at = a look back in the story at

something that previously happened.something that previously happened.

Flashback:Flashback:

A story about A story about an adult could an adult could dip in and out dip in and out of their of their childhood.childhood.

Flashback:Flashback:

A story about a A story about a family could family could

switch around switch around from one from one

generation to generation to another.another.

Flashback:Flashback:

Crime stories often Crime stories often have flashbacks have flashbacks to explain how to explain how

the crime was the crime was committed. committed.

An An example . . .example . . .And now you will see And now you will see portions from the well portions from the well known children’s story known children’s story Little Red Riding Hood.Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding HoodOnce 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

The first set of underlined words is an example of 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 HoodLittle 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 HoodLittle 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

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.

FLASHBACKFLASHBACK

Little Red Riding HoodLittle 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.

SymbolismSymbolism::

Things, animals, or Things, animals, or people that stand people that stand for something for something beyond themselves.beyond themselves.

Symbolism:

Storm: Storm: a symbol of chaos,a symbol of chaos,

confusion, fear, wildness,confusion, fear, wildness, destruction and change.destruction and change.

Symbolism:

Book: The book is the

material incarnation of knowledge and

wisdom.

Symbolism:

Lion:Lion: Its most common traits Its most common traits are: majesty, strength, are: majesty, strength,

courage, justice,courage, justice, and military might.and military might.

ReviewReview:: Flashback:Flashback: the scene shifts and the scene shifts and

goes back in time.goes back in time.

Foreshadowing:Foreshadowing: gives clues gives clues about what will happen later in the about what will happen later in the story.story.

SymbolismSymbolism: things, animals, or : things, animals, or people that stand for something people that stand for something beyond themselvesbeyond themselves

Answer these Answer these questions:questions:  

1. Foreshadowing1. Foreshadowing gives clues about: gives clues about:

          A) A) what happened in the pastwhat happened in the past

          B) B) what is happening in the presentwhat is happening in the present

        C) C) what will happen in the futurewhat will happen in the future

          D) D) none of the abovenone of the above

Answer these Answer these questions:questions:2. 2. When a When a flashbackflashback is over the is over the

scene returns to thescene returns to the

            A) A) pastpast     C)       C)  presentpresent            B) B) beginning beginning   D)   D) endend  

Answer these Answer these questions:questions:

3. 3. True or false?True or false?

All All fiction uses fiction uses foreshadowingforeshadowing and and flashbacksflashbacks..

Answer these Answer these questions:questions:4. 4. Flashbacks give information Flashbacks give information

about things that have happened about things that have happened in thein the

A) A) presentpresent   C)     C)  futurefuture

B) B) past past    D)    D) none of the abovenone of the above

Answer these Answer these questions:questions:5. What do you think the following 5. What do you think the following

mean?mean?

a rosea rose

a shadowa shadow

a snakea snake

a keya key

bloodblood

Study these Study these notes. notes.