Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A typifying; representation by image.
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- verb Present participle of
foreshadow . - noun A
literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- adjective indistinctly prophetic
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Examples
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Of course to do it really well there should be some foreshadowing, but if done really well the foreshadowing is there but not noticed on the first play through.
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So the Clinton administration, again foreshadowing what was to come, put together $40 billion in loan guarantees from the International Monetary Fund and Treasury.
Inside Man 2010
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So the Clinton administration, again foreshadowing what was to come, put together $40 billion in loan guarantees from the International Monetary Fund and Treasury.
Inside Man 2010
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(Upon second viewing, all of this foreshadowing is vomitous.)
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale Part Two Recap Una LaMarche 2010
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Whether or not such foreshadowing is there in DHSGiT is a question for someone who's played it to answer.
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(Upon second viewing, all of this foreshadowing is vomitous.)
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale Part Two Recap Una LaMarche 2010
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While I don't share in idolizing the book by so many horror fans, I would be a fool not to recognize a quality piece of storytelling when I see it The foreshadowing is so expertly laid out the book deserves to be read solely to examine that.
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(Upon second viewing, all of this foreshadowing is vomitous.)
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Finale Part Two Recap Una LaMarche 2010
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Let it slide even if I say that I'm completely certain that the fancy dress ball foreshadowing is all in your head, because RTD would never do something that lame.
Donna, Donna, Donna Noble...the noble lady... rabid1st 2008
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The foreshadowing is hardly subtle: the sacrifice of an innocent life for the sake of salvation.
'Shack' opens doors, but critics call book 'scripturally incorrect' 2008
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