In a short response of at least three complete sentences, define flash forward and explain its affect on a traditional plot structure

In layman's term, flash-forward is when events sequences in a story are interrupted by the insertion of an event that will happen in the future.I think one way it affects the plot is that the reader or viewer are seeing an event that will happen in the future. Typically authors don't allow the readers to do that because they want to add suspense but I think having flash-forward in a way can create suspense as well. Readers get a glimpses of what's going to happen but they aren't sure exactly when those events will come to play

- "in the declaration of independence, it is stated that all people have certain rights that can't be taken away. when the government fails to protect these rights, the people have no choice but to remove that government and replace it with a government that will do its job and protect the people's rights."