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Foreshadowing
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préfiguration
the act of giving a clue of the future events to the audience in advance while narrating a story
Exemples
The eerie music playing in the background served as foreshadowing for the ominous events about to unfold.
La musique étrange qui jouait en arrière-plan servait de présage pour les événements sinistres sur le point de se dérouler.
The author employed subtle foreshadowing throughout the novel, dropping hints about the tragic fate awaiting the protagonist.
L'auteur a employé un présage subtil tout au long du roman, laissant des indices sur le sort tragique qui attend le protagoniste.
foreshadowing
01
hinting at a future event in a vague or indirect way
Exemples
The letter carried a foreshadowing unease that no one noticed at first.
A foreshadowing silence settled over the room before the news arrived.
Arbre Lexical
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