Flashback, Suspense, and Foreshadowing

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!" Which sentence shows the foreshadowing?

• Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!

• Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother.

• Now get along!

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"Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!" What happens in the story later?

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Gloria lined up with the other runners. They were all flushed with determination and excitement-all except Gloria. "What am I doing her? I'll never win. I haven't practiced enough!" But miracles do happen. The question is, what kind of miracle would be best for Gloria? Which sentence shows the foreshadowing?

• Now Gloria was well again.

• I'll never win.

• I haven't practiced enough!

• But miracles do happen.

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Which is an example of FORESHADOWING?

• Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon.

• Out on this same street last year, she had felt angry and hopeless. Today she felt happy and self-assured.

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Alma sees herself as a doll in the window. She notices the similarities between herself and the doll. What has been foreshadowed?

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A doll boy on the tricycle is trying to escape from the store, but instead, starts bumping into the door. What has been foreshadowed?

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A new doll appears in the window of the shop. What has been foreshadowed?

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What are some signs of foreshadowing through apprehension? The character...

• Begins to sweat and panic

• Is happy and carefree

• Experiences worry and feels uneasy

• Easily falls asleep and has wonderful dreams

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“You’ve got this!” Sara cheered, standing on the sidewalk. She watched as her dad followed closely behind her little brother’s bike. As he let go, she couldn’t help but think of when she first learned to ride a bike. She could still feel her heart racing and remember how scared she was, waiting for her dad to let go. She knew exactly how her brother was feeling.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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“Don’t miss, don’t miss, DON’T miss,” is all I could hear in my head. Well, that, and the 10,000 fans around me. Standing at the foul line I couldn’t help but think back to the championship game last year. The feeling of missing the game winning foul shots will stay with me forever. That was motivation though for me to get better in the off- season.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

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