2. Literary Devices
Literary devices are tools that writers
use to create a work of writing.
Foreshadowing is a literary device or
element.
Foreshadowing
During a story, authors heighten a
reader’s interest and build suspense by
using foreshadowing.
3. Foreshadowing:
Gives hints or clues about an event
that will occur later in the story.
Directs the reader’s attention
toward the future
Helps readers make a prediction
about what might happen next
4. Not all foreshadowing is obvious.
Often, future events are merely hinted
at.
Authors foreshadow events through:
Dialogue
Description
Attitudes of characters
Reactions of characters
6. A flashback occurs when there
is a pause in the action and the
author shares something that
happened prior to the current
action.
7. Flashbacks affect a story’s
sequence. They break up a
plot’s forward movement to tell
about an event from the past.
A flashback provides additional
information about the characters
and/or conflict.
8. PURPOSE
Flashbacks fill the reader in
about a character or place.
A flashback can explain the
background to a conflict.
The purpose of a flashback is
to make a comparison
between the present action
and something that happened
in the past.
