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'''Hermione:''' Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way.\\

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'''Hermione:''' Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way.\\
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'''Professor Snape:''' Very good. Now can anyone tell me what foreshadowing is? Yes, Miss Granger?\\

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->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke's just not a farmer Owen. He has too much of his father in him.\\
'''Uncle Owen:''' That's what I'm afraid of.
-->-- ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope]]''

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->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke's just not ->'''Professor Snape:''' Can anyone tell me what a farmer Owen. He has too much of his father in him.portkey is? Yes, Miss Granger?\\
'''Hermione:''' A portkey is an enchanted object that when touched will transfer the one or ones who touched it to anywhere on the globe decided upon by the enchanter.
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'''Uncle Owen:''' That's '''Professor Snape:''' Very good. Now can anyone tell me what I'm afraid of.
foreshadowing is? Yes, Miss Granger?\\
'''Hermione:''' Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way.\\
-->-- ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope]]''
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** Usually, J.P. Beaubien recommends to avoid foreshadowing whenever possible, whether it is for the future plot twists or character to make sense or for other purposes. After all, foreshadowing would ruin the surprise and it would take effort to properly foreshadow something.

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** Usually, J.P. Beaubien recommends to avoid foreshadowing whenever possible, whether it is for the future plot twists or character twists, characters' decision to make sense sense, or for other purposes. After all, foreshadowing would ruin the surprise and it would take effort to properly foreshadow something. Other reason he suggests avoiding foreshadowing is because it simply takes too much work.
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* Foreshadowing is commonly discussed trope in ''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice''.
**Usually, J.P. Beaubien recommends to avoid foreshadowing whenever possible, whether it is for the future plot twists or character to make sense or for other purposes. After all, foreshadowing would ruin the surprise and it would take effort to properly foreshadow something.
**In a few times he does recommend foreshadowing, he suggests using it in absolute excess.
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->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke is not just much of farmer Owen, he has too much of his father in him.\\

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->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke is not Luke's just much of not a farmer Owen, he Owen. He has too much of his father in him.\\



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* In ''WebVideo/CrittersANewBinge'', the Crite leader at one point uses a dog whistle-like device on his fellow Crites to keep them in line, which is also shown to affect the seemingly human Christopher. This foreshadows the fact that Christopher is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Crite]] and the missing Crite that the Crites have been sent to Earth to look for.



* In ''WebVideo/CrittersANewBinge'', the Crite leader at one point uses a dog whistle-like device on his fellow Crites to keep them in line, which is also shown to affect the seemingly human Christopher. This foreshadows the fact that Christopher is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Crite]] and the missing Crite that the Crites have been sent to Earth to look for.

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* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'': In ''WebVideo/CrittersANewBinge'', the Crite leader at one point uses episode "Honey Queen", Zoey and Sam smoke a dog whistle-like device on his fellow Crites to keep them in line, joint of a strain called "perky's buds," which is also shown to affect the seemingly human Christopher. This foreshadows the fact that Christopher is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Crite]] Zoey mentions she got from her coworker, Emma. The very next episode focuses on Emma and the missing Crite that the Crites have been sent to Earth to look for.her pot farm.
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*** Vakama's visions throughout ''Legends of Metru Nui'' foreshadow that Dume is an impostor, that the Matoran are being rounded up and mind-wiped, and that they won't be able to save Metru Nui, the island will be ruined and evacuated.
*** Easy to miss, but the stone representing Makuta in the ''LOMN'''s opening narration is very briefly colored blue before it turns to red. In the film proper, when Makuta reveals himself as the mastermind behind the Matoran folk's disappearance, Lhikan calls him out that he had an oath to protect the Matoran. Both of these foreshadowed the twist that Makuta used to be a good guy whom Lhikan had known, setting up an origin movie that was ultimately scrapped. Makuta's origin and ill-fated role as a guardian were later told in books and online story serials.
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* ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}: In "The Legend of Sumorai", Mr. Gobi points Amato to the broken wall of his store that Sumorai broke through after robbing him. An attentive look at the scattered aisle shows cat products on the shelves. It's later revealed that Sumorai is taking care of a cat, but he got startled by Mr. Gobi's panicking and crashed through the wall, a clue to his not so violent nature.
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* Music/FosterThePeople - Music/BestFriend: The video is about a Supermodel who devours other women to gain their beauty. Almost every time she does, she coughs up something the woman was wearing when she got eaten. About halfway through the video, the Supermodel [[SpitOutAShoe vomits up a shoe]] from her most recent victim. [[spoiler:Vomiting up a dress is what ultimately kills her.]]
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'''Uncle Owen:''' Thats what I'm afraid of.

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'''Uncle Owen:''' Thats That's what I'm afraid of.
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->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke is not just much of farmer Owen, he has to much of his father in him.\\

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->'''Snape:''' Now before we begin, I'm going to give you all your very, very first pop-quiz. Can anyone tell me what a portkey is? Yes, Ms. Granger.\\
'''Hermione:''' A portkey is an enchanted object that when touched will transport the one or ones who touch it to anywhere on the globe, decided upon by the enchanter.\\
'''Snape:''' Very good! Now can anyone tell me what ''foreshadowing'' is? Yes, Ms. Granger.\\
'''Hermione:''' Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned earlier in the story, to return later in a more significant way.
-->-- ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''

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->'''Snape:''' Now before we begin, I'm going ->'''Aunt Beru:''' Luke is not just much of farmer Owen, he has to give you all your very, very first pop-quiz. Can anyone tell me what a portkey is? Yes, Ms. Granger.much of his father in him.\\
'''Hermione:''' A portkey is an enchanted object that when touched will transport the one or ones who touch it to anywhere on the globe, decided upon by the enchanter.\\
'''Snape:''' Very good! Now can anyone tell me
'''Uncle Owen:''' Thats what ''foreshadowing'' is? Yes, Ms. Granger.\\
'''Hermione:''' Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned earlier in the story, to return later in a more significant way.
I'm afraid of.
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** the ending actually gets foreshadowed twice: earlier in the song, the fast food worker asks him if he wanted onions on his burger when he had already started out his order by asking for a hamburger with onions - she might have gotten distracted because he'd started out ordering two burgers, then changed it to one burger and one chicken sandwich.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'' 3:15 'he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.' If you're Christian, this is foreshadowing to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} punishing Satan (the snake) long before he was born.
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* Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Trapped in the Drive Thru", a parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet," has Al and his wife sitting in a drive thru trying to order dinner, a mundane affair that becomes more and more emotionally fraught. When Al asks the fast food employee to read his order back, she doesn't mention he wanted onions on his burger. In the final line of the song, Al learns to his dismay that they forgot the onions. Presumably he got distracted by her super-sizing his drink at no additional cost.
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** ''Foreshadowing/DontHugMeImScared''
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* A subtle example occurs in the ''Podcast/EscapeFromVaultDisney'' episode discussing ''Film/ANewHope''. The episode opens with the typical opening line saying they're covering movies, tv shows and short films on Disney+ chosen completely at random. [[spoiler:When there is a special shortlist, such as this ''Franchise/StarWars'' one done for the episode coming out on May the 4th, Tony will say ''mostly'' completely at random instead. This clues in that this episode takes place in a universe where ''Star Wars'', as a massive franchise, does not exist]].

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