Backshadowing
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backshadowing is a noun meaning (literature) A literary device in which an author shows how an event that already occurred affects the future.
Meaning
(literature) A literary device in which an author shows how an event that already occurred affects the future.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of backshadow
Word Forms
- backshadowings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreshadowing, flashback, backfill, flashforward, analepsis, foreshadower.
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