1. Foreshadowing, Flashback, and Symbolism

2. Vocabulary
Foreshadowing: when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story
 Flashback: when the author tells about an event that happened before the time of the story
 Symbolism: things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves

3. Foreshadowing: Try breaking the word FORESHADOWING apart.
FORE means ahead.
A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete details.

4. Flashback: Try breaking the word apart: FLASH = a quick glimpse
BACK= a look back in the story at something that previously happened.

5. An example . . .
And now you will see portions from the well known children’s story Little Red Riding Hood.

6. Little Red Riding Hood 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!"
FORESHADOWING

7. The first set of underlined words is an example of Little Red Riding Hood’s mother is warning her about the wolf in the woods, which hints at what may happen next.

8. Little Red Riding Hood
While she was walking through the woods, a wolf was walking past her. "I bet I could convince her to take the long way. Then I could get to her grandmother's house first and trick her into thinking that I was her grandma. That way I could have her and her grandma for a large feast,” he thought.

9. Little Red Riding Hood Flashback
The wolf went up to Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions.
Flashback

10. FLASHBACK
The second set of underlined words is an example of flashback. Little Red Riding Hood is thinking back to something that happened earlier in the story.

11. Little Red Riding Hood
Most know how the rest of the story ends. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma are saved from the wolf. Hopefully you can understand foreshadowing and flashback now.

12. Symbolism:
Things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves.

13. confusion, fear, wildness, destruction and change.
Symbolism:
Storm:
a symbol of chaos,
confusion, fear, wildness,
destruction and change.

14. The book is the material incarnation of knowledge and wisdom.
Symbolism:
Book:
The book is the material incarnation of knowledge and wisdom.

15. are: majesty, strength, courage, justice,
Symbolism:
Lion:
Its most common traits
are: majesty, strength, courage, justice,
and military might.

16. Review:  Flashback: the scene shifts and goes back in time.
Foreshadowing: gives clues about what will happen later in the story.
 Symbolism: things, animals, or people that stand for something beyond themselves

17. Answer these questions:
1. Foreshadowing gives clues about:
     A) what happened in the past
     B) what is happening in the present
    C) what will happen in the future
     D) none of the above

18. Answer these questions:
2. When a flashback is over the scene returns to the
      A) past     C)  present
      B) beginning   D) end
   

19. Answer these questions:
3. Flashbacks give information about things that have happened in the
A) present   C)  future
B) past    D) none of the above

20. Answer these questions:
4. What do you think the following mean?
 a rose
 a shadow
 a snake
 a key
 blood