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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 Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Foreshadowing
Explanation and Analysis—The Blue Mist:
Porter often uses the natural environment to signal emotional and narrative shifts in Pale Horse, Pale Rider. A brief but potent instance of such imagery appears as Adam leaves Miranda’s home:
Adam stepping out of the house in the early darkness into the blue mist that might soon be rain.
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