Flashbacks in Literature

Foreshadowing + Flashbacks

by Mr. Outerbridge

​Chronological Order

• ​Events in a story usually go in order of time.

• ​They take place one after the other.

​Flashback

​Sometimes, writers will stop the sequence of events, in order to visit past events.

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​This is called a flashback.

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​A flashback explains how the past affects the present, and gives more information about the characters.

​Foreshadowing

​Sometimes, writers will give clues or suggestions about what will happen later.

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​This is called foreshadowing.

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​Foreshadowing creates suspense and makes you want to keep reading, watching, or playing.

​Examples

​A veteran remembering the war he fought in 12 years ago is a flashback.

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​"The doctor knew this operation would be different from the rest" is foreshadowing.

​What type can we see in this picture? Flashback or foreshadowing?

Open Ended

1) What is foreshadowing?

2) Write down an example of foreshadowing from a story you know.

Open Ended

1) What is a flashback?

2) think of an example of a flashback from a story you know.