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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
Part 1
Explanation and Analysis—Announcing Death:
In the penultimate paragraph of the first part, as the Potters' short-lived honeymoon aboard the train comes to an end, Crane uses a simile that foreshadows the story's dramatic ending.
“They have to take water here,” said Potter, from a constricted throat and in mournful cadence, as one announcing death.
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