Foreshadowing

One example of foreshadowing shown in Romeo and Juliet was found on page 838, Lady Capulet says, “Ay, sir; but she will none, she gives you thanks. I would the fool were married to her grave…” What Lady Capulet is saying is telling readers that Lady Capulet believes that…

In "The Hitchhiker" when the driver questions the hitchhiker's trip to the races, "his face went absolutely blank, and he sat there staring straight ahead at the road saying nothing" (Dahl 1). As a reader, one would recognize the foreshadowing that there is something odd about him- he isn't plainly going to watch horses at the race. Due to the hitchhiker’s mysterious nature, it sets a cryptic, puzzling mood. similarly in “The Landlady”, when Billy and the landlady are exchanging in…

example that demonstrates foreshadowing is on page 3-4 where it says, “He had something pulled over his face, some kind of ski mask, and was holding a long metal baseball bat in both hands, like a murder weapon… He pulled the bat back and up. Then he brought it forward in a mighty swing right at my head… It was Erik”... Then she said, “Honey, you know how it is with your eyesight. You know you cannot see very well.” Another piece of evidence that indicates foreshadowing is on page 168. “That was…

theme of this play is ‘Do what is right regardless of the consequences.’ Sophocles uses literary devices such as foreshadowing, symbolism and irony to help further develop and express this theme throughout the play. The use of foreshadowing in Antigone is very prominent. In the prologue of the play when Antigone and Ismene are having a conversation there is foreshadowing in almost every sentence. One important…

them to question themselves. Both James Joyce, and Melissa Pritchard use literary techniques, such as Imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing to depict the cruel reality of falling in love at such a young age. James Joyce and Melissa…

The interlopers and The story of an hour. B. Thesis Statement (2.) Both stories contain aspects of irony and foreshadowing as well as wonderful use of Suspense. Using this essay you can see for yourself the similarites and diffrences found in the two stories as they use these liteary techniques. II The InterLopers Written by saki in 1901, a romanian tale that tells of two people who go into the woods to kill eachother end up making friends, they both still die in the the end…

How would you respond to the creation of life within a monster? Shelley’s novel Frankenstein conveys a horrific tale using imagery, foreshadowing, and tone to emphasize the terror of what all humans have once feared, a monster. It was always Victor Frankenstein's dream to become a scientist, a doctor in the field of advancement. This dream became a reality for the intelligent boy after years of study. Victor Frankenstein had become Dr. Frankenstein and though he didn’t know it yet, he would…

is by foreshadowing Piggy’s death in the early chapters of the story. Human savagery and loss of innocence are common themes that Golding uses to describe the death of…

between two sides of Dublin. Even though these people are fighting for their lives some do not think hard before acting. Liam O’Flaherty teaches his readers that thinking before acting can cause regret, and he shows this lesson through Irony and foreshadowing. In the story “The Sniper” the theme that Flaherty uses shows the dangers of not thinking. One act of not thinking by the first sniper was when he decides to have a cigarette. This illustrates a dangerous act because he knows that he…

Foreshadowing in the Opening Lines of the Odysseus People who lived in the Ancient Age time had so many different gods and goddesses, so there was each particular one for almost everything. For example, Athena was goddess of wisdom, Poseidon – god of the sea, Zeus – king of gods and men, etc. The mortal people also believed that the gods and goddesses could foretell things that were going to happen in the near future. That is why mostly all things that had happened were taken as the signs of…