Foreshadowing is a technique used by authors to describe an important part of the "back story."
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Foreshadowing is a technique used by authors to describe an important part of the "back story."
 True
 False

e.mccormick · Answer

Fore is in front or before.  Shadow... well, I think you know what it is to cast a shadow, but if you think about it a shadow is an outline of a person rather than a person.  Add the two concepts:  Foreshadow: An outline that comes before.

anonymous · Answer

so true

e.mccormick · Answer

Well, the back story is the things before what is happening, but does not really tell about what is going on. It is more like the setup before the story. Here is a nice place to get definitions of terms used in writing: http://literarydevices.net/foreshadowing/

anonymous · Answer

I don't really understand.

e.mccormick · Answer

The back story is the background for the story.  Like when they start a movie and they introduce the characters.  Not the action, or the goal, or any of that, but the characters.  And then they introduce some event that is going to cause everything to get into motion.  Those are back story items.

anonymous · Answer

so the answer is true because it tells shows the events in the trailer

e.mccormick · Answer

Ah, but this question is saying that foreshadowing can only happen as part of the back story.  What about half way through where you see the villain making a plan to exploit the hero's weakness?

e.mccormick · Answer

In fact, one big clue is in the fore and back.... how would something about the future describe the past?

anonymous · Answer

oh false

e.mccormick · Answer

Now you get it.  Hehe.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :)

e.mccormick · Answer

Foreshadowing can be part of the back story, but it does not describe the back story, which is what made it confusing.

anonymous · Answer

yeah i got real confused on it.

e.mccormick · Answer

np.  Have fun!