foreshadowing in Japanese
foreshadowing in Japanese is 伏線 — foreshadowing means a technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
foreshadowing in Japanese
伏線
Pronounced: fukusen
(literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
What does "foreshadowing" mean?
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noun A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
"The broken clock in chapter one is obvious foreshadowing."
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verb Present participle of foreshadow: to be an early sign of something that is going to happen.
"The falling orders in spring were foreshadowing a difficult year."
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foreshadowing in a sentence
- The broken clock in chapter one is obvious foreshadowing.
- Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to make the ending feel inevitable.
- The falling orders in spring were foreshadowing a difficult year.
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What is "foreshadowing" in Japanese?
"foreshadowing" in Japanese is 伏線. foreshadowing means: A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
How do you pronounce 伏線?
"foreshadowing" in Japanese is 伏線, pronounced "fukusen".
How do you use "foreshadowing" in a sentence?
Example: "The broken clock in chapter one is obvious foreshadowing." In Japanese, "foreshadowing" is 伏線.
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