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foreshadowing

literary technique in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
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foreshadowing

Summary

foreshadowing is a literary technique[1]. foreshadowing has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • foreshadowing's instance of is recorded as literary technique[3].

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Definition and Type

foreshadowing's instance of is recorded as literary technique[3].

Why It Matters

foreshadowing has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] foreshadowing is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

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Lolita

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-37038-25 · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → frampek
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → literary technique
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: frampek"
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