A realistic character might remind you of yourself, or they might help you understand people of a different culture, religion, gender, sexuality, level of ability, or socioeconomic status. Reading about realistic characters with different experiences can help us empathize better with the people in our real lives.

Writers use language to establish tone, the ‘mood’ of a piece of writing. It is an example of figurative language – language that helps to build up an image for the reader, moving beyond the meaning of the actual words.

DEFINITION-Juxtaposition is a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. EXAMPLE- Life and death, rich and poor, or happy and sad.

Juxtaposition in literary terms is the showing contrast by concepts placed side by side. An example of juxtaposition are the quotes “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”, and “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate”, both by John F.

: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect an unusual juxtaposition of colors also : the state of being so placed contrasting shapes placed in juxtaposition to each other.

Structure: Foreshadowing always occurs in the present moment of the narrative. Purpose: Foreshadowing provides the foundation for events that will occur later in the text, building up both anticipation for those events and helping a reader to interpret and understand those events once they happen.

Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing is useful for creating suspense, a feeling of unease, a sense of curiosity, or a mark that things may not be as they seem.

Common Examples of Foreshadowing Dialogue, such as “I have a bad feeling about this” Symbols, such as blood, certain colors, types of birds, weapons. Weather motifs, such as storm clouds, wind, rain, clearing skies. Omens, such as prophecies or broken mirror.

How does foreshadowing work?

1. Give insight into the plot without explicitly mentioning it.
2. Create suspense, mystery and dramatic tension.
3. Make events not seem random.
4. Highlight the text’s themes.
5. Link the main themes at different parts of the text.
6. Symbolise something that aids the composer’s message.

Red Herrings are a type of foreshadowing. The term “foreshadowing” refers to all the different ways that an author can give readers hints or clues about what’s coming. Readers pick up on these hints and clues to try and figure out what’s going to happen next (or at the end of the story).

a prescience of those climactic occurrences toward which plot and. characters are developing. It is a method or technique on the part. of the creating author, which, especially when he couples it with. irony, gives the spectator or reader a pleasurable, mildly Olympian.

Here are 8 rules to foreshadow like a pro:

1. Rule 1: Make foreshadowing relevant.
2. Rule 2: Understand the purpose of foreshadowing.
3. Rule 3: Give the pay-off (like ‘Chekhov’s Gun’)
4. Rule 4: Include plot foretelling at the outlining stage.
5. Rule 5: Don’t overdo it.
6. Rule 6: Make plot pay-offs fit their buildup.

If the ending is not foreshadowed, readers will be surprised because there were no former hints leading up to it. The reader may feel confused, as the ending will be out of the blue with no prior explanation.