ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Define foreshadowing.
A
A flashback of what happened previously
B
A hint at something that will happen later
C
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
D
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Foreshadowing is a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story, and it helps develop or subvert the audience’s expectations about upcoming events.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Foreshadowing” is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prominent foreshadowing, sometimes known as “prophecy”, connects a future event to something that a particular character wishes for, receives, or says outright. Whether through exaggerated or subtle foreshadowing, a prophecy gives the audience an inkling of events to come.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does foreshadowing mean? Foreshadowing is a literary device in which the writer gives advanced warning that something specific is going to happen later in the story. Through foreshadowing, you are preparing the reader for an event that will eventually take place in your story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Covert Foreshadowing. Overt Foreshadowing. Event Foreshadowing. Purposeful Foreshadowing.

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