When you read a novel, you may find yourself searching for clues to help you figure out what is going to happen next.

Hints about what will come later in a story are known as foreshadowing. This literary device adumbrates (see definition and hear pronunciation below) future events in a novel but refrains from revealing the conclusion.

Paying close attention to these details makes the act of reading even more enjoyable.

The next time you pick up a good novel, see if you can find all the foreshadowing the author has included in the story!

Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What do you think is the best way to adumbrate a future event in a novel?

Adumbrate: To foreshadow, to give a hint or disclose partially.

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