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Definition of Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition
Key Examples in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis—Some Bland Old Bird:
In Chapter One, Enfield recounts Hyde’s assault of a child and the limited amount he knows about the mysterious perpetrator. Utterson asks Enfield why he never asked anyone for more information about Hyde, and Enfield replies that questions are always the start of trouble:
“You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly at the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name.”
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