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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 II
Explanation and Analysis—Like a Pressed Flower:
Near the beginning of the story, Waythorn runs into Varick on a crowded train on the way to work. During their short conversation, Varick uses a simile to capture his experience aboard the train, as seen in the following passage:
The two exchanged a word on the perennial grievance of the congested trains, and when a seat at their side was miraculously left empty the instinct of self-preservation made Waythorn slip into it after Varick.
The latter drew the stout man’s breath of relief. “Lord — I was beginning to feel like a pressed flower.” He leaned back, looking unconcernedly at Waythorn.
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