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Prophecies (omens)
Another character formally predicts what will happen in the future
Red herrings
Deliberately placed clues
Checkou's gun
When each element added in a story is meaningful
Foreshadowing
A literacy device authors use to hint future events in the story
Bias
To give a prejudiced outlook or opinion
symbolic foreshadowing
When events, objects, or even colors hint at what is in store for a character
Direct foreshadowing
When the author gives exact clues to future events
Subtle Foreshadowing
When the author gives simple clues to future events
Flash forward
When the author tells events of the future