Foreshadowing means suggesting beforehand what is going to happen later in the story. A flashback occurs when the author tells about an event that happened before the time of the
story.
Read the passage below and determine which type is a literary device is used
(flashback or foreshadowing).
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“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you
stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown
will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I'll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning
was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
C