foreshadowing
/fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ noun C2- Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story. · The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.
Plural foreshadowings
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