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Think about the purpose and effect of foreshadowing. If you are walking home and you see a column of smoke rising over your neighbourhood, you will probably rush forward with a lump in your throat ...
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2019-12-08T05:04:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
Think about the purpose and effect of foreshadowing. If you are walking home and you see a column of smoke rising over your neighbourhood, you will probably rush forward with a lump in your throat fearing that you house is on fire. But when you turn the corner and see your house in flames, you will probably stop dead in your tracks, at least for a moment. Which of these effects do you want to have on your reader? If you want to them to rush forward, if you want to put a lump in their throat, you must strongly suggest the possibility while leaving some ambiguity. If you want to stop them dead in their tracks, you confront them with the reality. Hinting the possibility of the death will have one effect. Hinting the certainty of it will have the other.
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2016-02-22T13:03:28Z (over 8 years ago)
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