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Foreshadowing/Flashback & Irony Take Notes!
Foreshadowing/Flashback & Irony
Take Notes!
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing: When an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the text.
An author uses foreshadowing to build suspense or develop the plot.
Foreshadowing
FORE = ahead
A SHADOW is a glimpse of something without the complete picture
Foreshadowing Example
What is Flashback?
Flashback
Flashback: When an author refers back to something that already took place in the story.
Flashback
FLASH = a quick glance at something
BACK = a look back at something that already happened.
What is wrong with this picture?
Irony: The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, usually for humorous or empathic effect.
In other, non-English words, IRONY is the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think.
Irony
What’s Ironic?
What’s Ironic?
What’s Ironic?
Watch “Alma”
1. Get into a group of 4-52. As a class, we will watch “Alma” a short film3. After the film, write down as many examples
of foreshadowing and irony that you see.4. Also, write down TWO themes5. Be prepared to share them with the class6. You will turn in your piece of paper for a
grade.
