Hints of what’s to come…

 Clues the author gives to help the reader make predictions.  Used to help build suspense  Used to keep a reader’s interest

 “Slow down!” I said. “We are coming to a really bad curve in the road!” But he didn’t slow down and the snow was drifting higher and higher. I could hardly see the road.

 “Most Dangerous Game” "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun." This refers to the animal that is hunted later in the story. What is the large animal General Zaroff hunts? When Rainsford and Whitney are on the boat, Rainsford hears a scream of an animal that he has never heard before which should be impossible since he has hunted every game known to man. Later we find out that the scream wasn't an animal but a human.

 “The Lottery” In the second paragraph, children put stones in their pockets and make piles of stones in the town square, which seems like innocent play until the stones’ true purpose becomes clear at the end of the story. Tessie’s late arrival at the lottery instantly sets her apart from the crowd, and the observation Mr. Summers makes— “Thought we were going to have to get on without you”— is eerily prescient about Tessie’s fate. When Mr. Summers asks whether the Watson boy will draw for him and his mother, no reason is given for why Mr. Watson wouldn’t draw as all the other husbands and fathers do, which suggests that Mr. Watson may have been last year’s victim.

 “The Cask of the Amontillado” 1. "Enough," he (Fortunato) said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." 2. "I forget your arms." [said Fortunato] "A huge human foot d'or in a field azure; the foot cushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel." [said Montresor] 3. "It is this," I (Montresor) answered, prodcing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaire. 4. I (Montresor) broke and reached him a flagon of DeGrave.

 “The Necklace” Madame Forrestier easily lends her the necklace. Meaning it was not a valuable piece. The jeweler says, “It was not I who sold her the necklace, I merely supplied the clasp.” Hints that the clasps has already broken once before. Runs down the stairs at the ball…runs into a lower station of life  “The Lady or the Tiger” 1. The title of the story foreshadows the decision - ending 2. The King’s system of justice and his non-acceptance of the Princess’ relationship with the boyfriend/lover foreshadow the boyfriend/lover’s trial. 3. The princess knows what is behind each door.