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An example of foreshadowing might be when a character uses a gun or knife early in the play/film/narrative. Merely the appearance of a deadly weapon, even though it is used for an innocuous purpose — such as being cleaned or whittling wood — suggests terrible consequences later on. Foreshadowing is classically an intentional literary device wherein the author plays on common beliefs or logical causal connections that most viewers or readers will have some direct experience with, thereby causing them to anticipate a specific chain of events. However, there is also an unintentional form of foreshadowing, perhaps found in lesser quality authors' works, where due to the aforementioned common human experience, a reader or viewer will accurately predict an outcome. Such "; the foreshadowing is of a Coma , Stroke or Aneurysm . Someone does not complain of a severe headache and then find out that he has contracted Athlete's Foot fungus. SEE ALSO |
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