Foreshadowing vs. Flashback

Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously
• A hint at something that will happen later
• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

A look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• theme
• rising action

 “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

Often times provides background information 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• theme
• resolution

Interrupts the chronological order of the story

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing

Suspense

• Learning information quickly through a series of events
• When the author holds back information to create excitement
• When the author gives information so the reader understands what is going on
• A detailed description of a setting in a novel

What is the definition of irony?

• When something is ironic
• When words are intentionally used to convey a different message than expected.
• When someone is surprised
• That Alanis Morrisset song

How many types of literary irony exist?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously

• A hint at something that will happen later

• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

A look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback
• Foreshadowing