Exploring Flashback and Foreshadowing Techniques

This video tutorial covers the literary devices of foreshadowing and flashbacks. It begins with an introduction and setup instructions, followed by a detailed explanation of foreshadowing, including its purpose and examples from literature and movies. The lesson then shifts to flashbacks, explaining how they break chronological order to provide background information. The video includes practice exercises to identify these devices in text, and concludes with assignment instructions and additional resources.

What is the primary goal of the video tutorial?

• To write a short story

• To understand character development

• To identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and suspense

• To learn about different genres of literature

What does the 'fore' in foreshadowing mean?

• Shadow

• Ahead

• Past

• Behind

Why do authors use foreshadowing in their stories?

• To provide a detailed description of characters

• To create suspense and keep the reader engaged

• To confuse the reader

• To summarize the story

In the Disney example from Pocahontas, what do the smoke wolves symbolize?

• The animals

• The forest

• The settlers

• The village

What is a flashback in literature?

• A prediction of future events

• A technique to take the reader back in time

• A description of a character's appearance

• A summary of the story

What does the word 'chrono' in chronological order mean?

• Time

• Past

• Future

• Order

Which phrase signals the beginning of a flashback in the example about Colin?

• Father and Laban Small

• One afternoon a year and a half before

• Ever since he’d been able to walk

• At supper that night

In the example with Walter and Crenshaw, what indicates the start of the flashback?

• Walter charged Crenshaw

• Like a flood, the memory of a snowball

• He turned and saw Crenshaw

• The snowball smacked Walter

What does the flashback about Walter and Crenshaw reveal about Walter's feelings?

• He is happy

• He is confused

• He is indifferent

• He is embarrassed and angry

What foreshadowing clue suggests that something bad might happen to Ari and his dad?

• They were driving home from soccer practice

• Mr. Gold mentioned the worn-out tires

• Mr. Gold switched on the windshield wipers

• The snow began to fall