foreshadowing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of foreshadow

noun

  1. (literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
    The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.

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