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Literature Name Sadia Khalil Class BS ENGLISH (Literature) Semester 4 Semester (Evening) Roll No. 591 Submit To. Prof. Khalid Hassan Govt. Municipal Degree College Faisalabad
Literature Name Sadia Khalil Class BS ENGLISH (Literature) Semester 4 Semester (Evening) Roll No. 591 Submit To. Prof. Khalid Hassan Govt. Municipal Degree College Faisalabad
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Definition of Foreshadowing
A writer may use character dialogues to hint at what may occur in the future. In addition,
any event or action in the story may throw a hint to the readers about future events or
actions. Even a title of a work or a chapter title can act as a clue that suggests what is
going to happen. Foreshadowing in fiction creates anatmosphere of suspense in a
story, so that the readers are interested to know more.
Foreshadowing Examples in Literature
In the balcony scene, Juliet is concerned about Romeo’s safety as she fears her
kinsmen may catch him. Romeo says, in the above lines, that he would rather have her
love and die sooner, than not obtain her love and die later. Eventually, he gets her love
and dies for her love, too.
In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, George killing Candy’s dog foreshadows
George killing Lennie, because Lennie is identical to the dog. Even the nature of the
death of the dog was the same as Lennie’s, as both were shot in the back of the head.
He chooses to kill Lennie himself in order to save him from being killed by a stranger.
Types of Foreshadowing;
a. Foreshadowing – Direct
Hinting at an outcome or event by openly (directly) suggesting what could
happen.
The narrator just tells you the hint, at the end there are great people are going
to die. There is no other explanation in which circumstances they are going to
die? Why, where and whom they are going to die. These things remain hidden
or remain suspense.
Example;
One example of figurative language that was in, "The Rape of the Lock," by Alexander Pope was
foreshadowing. Belinda’s guardian Sylph spun a dream into her head to warn her of what is to
come, “This to disclose is all thy guardian can: Beware of all, but most beware of Man”.
Belinda was told to be careful and cautious today for something shall happen to her. He tells that
event is there but he doesn’t tells the cause of that event, where and why it is going to happen.
All these things remain hidden that create suspense.
g. Presence;
Before handsome coming events mystery is pointed out. Presence is also met for the
audience. Audience know that coming mystery is happened next. What is cause of
mystery? Why it is going to happen? And where? It remains unknown. It is presence of
foreshadowing.
Conclusion
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