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Foreshadowing

The use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur.

Foreshadowing

Ex. This was the third time the computer had lost his work; the man stormed out of the room and headed for the technician’s office.

•Direct“Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen, and happen soon.”•Indirect

•Example: The Sixth Sense

•scenes showing the psychologist’s alienation from the world are later seen as clues of much darker significance

•Some viewers were led to see the film twice, in disbelief at how effectively they were misled by character interactions which could be interpreted in two completely different ways).

•Chekhov's Gun-- In a letter he penned in 1889, Russian playwright Anton Chekhov wrote: 'One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it.‘

•the appearance of a deadly weapon, even though it is may be used “innocently” — such as being cleaned or whittling wood — suggests terrible consequences later on.

•sad slow music means someone might die

Examples of Foreshadowing

•Star Wars, Episode 2 Obi Wan is quoted, " Why do I get the feeling you will be the death of me?" He is later killed by Anakin, whom he is speaking to in the quote.

Examples of Foreshadowing

•what actually happens is different from what might be expected to happen.

irony

• Verbal Irony- Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just

the opposite. • when someone says "Oh, that's beautiful", when what they mean

(probably conveyed by their tone) is they find "that" quite ugly. • “as clear as mud”

• Situational Irony- The actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from what was intended.

• Ex. The fireman’s house burnt down.• Being "shot with one's own gun“• In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Scarecrow longs for intelligence,

only to discover he is already a genius. The Lion appears to be a coward, but is the most bold and fearless.

• Dramatic Irony- When the audience (or reader) knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know.

• Ex. One character says to another "I'll see you tomorrow!" when the audience (but not the character) knows that the character will die before morning.

irony

Heselden was worth about £166 million. He was a former miner who made his fortune from his company, Hesco Bastion, which developed a wire cage water containment system which was used to control floods and used in military defense. He was also heralded for his charity work, including the British veterans' charity, Help for Heroes.

The Segway, a motorized scooter, is controlled by the direction the rider leans. It used gyroscopes to stay upright. The device was invented by Dean Kamen, who sold his company to Heselden earlier this year.

James Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, died in an apparent accident involving the upright two-wheeled vehicle on Sunday. The businessman, 62, was pulled from the River Wharfe, in Yorkshire, England, according to police reports, and a Segway-like vehicle was also recovered at the scene.

Heselden was discovered by a passerby after apparently falling from a cliff above the river. Police do not believe the death to be suspicious.

Segway Company Owner Accidentally Dies Riding Segway over Cliff

LAST UPDATE: Sunday October 10, 2010 12:10AM EDT

Dear Doctor Science,Is there a reason for not ending a sentence with a preposition that you can think of? -- John Mostrom Seattle, WA

I must admit I don't know where you're coming from. Correct usage in English and Science is something I've devoted my whole life to. Of course, if I say anything you can't understand, it will just become a new hammer you can try to hit me or another expert over thehead with. There are plenty of people like you I can't hope to changethe mind of. But then, I've dealt with people like you before. Peoplewho don't really want to learn, but just hope to find someone they can publicly disagree with. There's little I can say that your typewon't find something to object to. But getting back to your question,no, there's really no reason for not ending a sentence with a preposition, at least none I can think of. --Ask Dr. Science 2002/05/30

1. The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later they were both eaten by a killer whale.

2. A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current, she whacked him with a handy plank of wood by the back door, breaking his arm in two places. Till that moment he had been happily listening to his Walkman.

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