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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
Foreshadowing
Explanation and Analysis—One More Thing...:
In this passage, the author employs a simile and foreshadowing to heighten the fairy-tale beauty of the city of Omelas itself, and to introduce a sense of looming darkness:
The crowds along the racecourse are like a field of grass and flowers in the wind. The Festival of Summer has begun.
Do you believe? Do you accept the festival, the city, the joy? No? Then let me describe one more thing.
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Explanation and Analysis—Archaic Smiles:
After laying out the scene of the Summer Festival, Le Guin uses foreshadowing to hint at underlying issues within the seemingly perfect utopia of Omelas. In doing so, she instills a sense of unease despite the dreamy atmosphere of the revelry in the sparkling city:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Joyous! How is one to tell about joy? How describe the citizens of Omelas?
They were not simple folk, you see, though they were happy. But we do not say the words of cheer much anymore. All smiles have become archaic.
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