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In the Book of Genesis, Joseph dreams of his brothers' grain bundles bowing to his own.
Foreshadowing
Later on, when Joseph becomes vizier of Egypt, his brothers bow to him as hinted by the dream.

Foreshadowing is a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story, and it helps develop or subvert the audience's expectations about upcoming events.[1][2]

The writer may implement foreshadowing in many different ways such as character dialogues, plot events, and changes in setting. Even the title of a work or a chapter can act as a clue that suggests what is going to happen. Foreshadowing in fiction creates an atmosphere of suspense in a story so that the readers are interested and want to know more.

The literary device is generally used to build anticipation in the minds of readers about what might happen next to add dramatic tension to a story. Moreover, foreshadowing can make extraordinary and bizarre events appear credible, and some events are predicted so that the audience feel that it anticipated them.[3]

Hints may be about future events, character revelations, and plot twists to create mood, convey theme, and build suspense, usually to hint the good events that will likely cross paths or happen to the main character later on.[4]

Plot can be delayed by situations or events to give the impression that something momentous will occur to build anticipation and emphasize importance to them, which gives the audience a series of questions, particularly after cliffhangers.

The literary device is frequently adapted for use by composers of theatrical music, in the composition of operas, musicals, radio, films, television, gaming, podcasts, and internet scores and underscores, and incidental music for spoken theatrical productions.

  1. ^ Ginsburg, Michal Peled (1997). Prince, Gerald; Reid, Ian; Duyfhuizen, Bernard (eds.). "Framing Narrative". Poetics Today. 18 (4): 571–588. doi:10.2307/1773187. ISSN 0333-5372. JSTOR 1773187.
  2. ^ "What is Foreshadowing? || Oregon State Guide to Literary Terms". College of Liberal Arts. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ "Foreshadowing". Literarydevices.net. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Foreshadowing". www.literarytechniques.org. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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