Flashback / Foreshadowing / The Giver Chapter 11

Foreshadowing is......

• the inclusion of irony in the text.

• when the author goes back to another point in time in the story.

• when the author gives hints as to what is going to happen later in the story.

• when your dog eats your homework.

A look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• theme
• rising action

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 “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• theme
• climax

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One fine summer day, Grasshopper was hopping about in the field. As he chirped and danced, he spied Ant carrying a big kernel of corn to his nest. Grasshopper watched as Ant came back, lifted another kernel, then carried it to the nest as well. This happened repeatedly. Finally, Grasshopper asked, "Ant, why do you work so hard on such a lovely day?"

"Soon it will be winter," replied Ant. "I'm gathering food for my family. I suggest you do the

same!"

"Why bother about winter?" asked Grasshopper. "There's plenty of food in the fields now!"

Ant remembered last winter and how deep snow had covered everything. There had been no way to get out of his anthill, let alone try to find food! Now, an even worse winter was predicted. "You'll feel differently when the big snow comes!" said Ant, as he shook his head and walked away.

When winter came, Grasshopper had no food. The fields were covered with deep snow. Grasshopper was very hungry and sad, knowing that Ant had food enough because he had worked hard to prepare in advance.

In this fable, the author uses flashback to have...

• Grasshopper remember a song he used to sing.

• Ant remember where grasshopper used to live.

• Ant remember how bad last winter was.

• Grasshopper remember where he hid seeds during the summer.

Mary heard the bells ring in the distance. She thought about the time not too long ago when that sound would take her break into a sprint. Now it was that time again. She was running so that she would not be late for school. Oh, how she disliked the sound of bells!

What word or phrase help you to know if this is flashback or foreshadowing?

• "Now it was that time again."

• "She thought about the time not too long ago..."

• "Mary heard the bells ring in the distance."

Mary heard the bells ring in the distance. She thought about the time not too long ago when that sound would take her break into a sprint. Now it was that time again. She was running so that she would not be late for school. Oh, how she disliked the sound of bells!

What word or phrase help you to know if this is flashback or foreshadowing?

• "Now it was that time again."

• "She thought about the time not too long ago..."

• "Mary heard the bells ring in the distance."

“Don’t miss, don’t miss, DON’T miss,” is all I could hear in my head. Well, that, and the 10,000 fans around me. Standing at the foul line I couldn’t help but think back to the championship game last year. The feeling of missing the game winning foul shots will stay with me forever. That was motivation though for me to get better in the off- season.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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We came barreling around the curve and I could hear

the snow crunch under the tires. I glanced at the speedometer. “Will you please slow down?” I asked Steven. “The weather is getting worse and I’m worried we will hit some ice.” The snow was falling hard now and I could barely

see the road!

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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“This is SO not a good idea,” Marla whispered to Ashley as they snuck down the hall. “If my brother finds out, we are going to get into so much trouble.” The floor boards creaked underneath of them and the two girls froze, too nervous to move.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing and flashback are both examples of literary elements. 

• True
• False
• Sometimes

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