Definition of "foreshadowing" in Englisch

noun

1. Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), 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.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of foreshadow