foreshadowing

English - Turkish

Definition of foreshadowing in English Turkish dictionary: önceden ima et(mek); {f} önceden ima et: prep.önceden i; önceden ima et; {i} önceden ima etme
foreshadow: {f} (birinin/bir şeyin) habercisi olmak
foreshadow: önceden ima et
foreshadow: önceden göstermek
foreshadow: Birşeyin olacağını önceden ima etmek
foreshadow: {f} belirtisi olmak
foreshadow: dokundurmak
foreshadow: önceden ima etmek
foreshadow: önceden göster

English - English

Definition of foreshadowing in English English dictionary: Present participle of foreshadow; A literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story; the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand; clues that suggest events that have yet to occur, what may happen next, creates suspense; The presentation of material in a work in such way that later events are prepared for; is something which prepares the reader for an event later in the story; Hints inserted by the author to indicate to the careful reader how the action is going to develop, and thus to contribute to the credibility of the plot; - Event or dialogue that plants hints about what will happen later in the story; indistinctly prophetic; When later developments in a narrative are hinted at early on The famous Pushkin law--"Never plant a gun in the first act unless you intend to use it in the last"--is really about foreshadowing
foreshadow: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
foreshadow: To presage, or suggest something in advance
foreshadow: To shadow or typi&?;y beforehand; to prefigure
foreshadow: {f} indicate beforehand, portend, foretell
foreshadow: If something foreshadows an event or situation, it suggests that it will happen. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. to show or say that something will happen in the future