Flashforward
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flashforward is a noun meaning (narratology) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
Meaning
(narratology) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
More Meanings
- To use this dramatic device.
Example Sentences
This "Lone Ranger" begins and ends in a flash-forward, with an elderly Tonto installed in a carnival diorama behind a sign that reads "The Noble Savage."
Word Forms
- flashforwards
- flash-forward
- flashforwarding
- flashforwarded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flashback, backshadowing, analepsis, preflash, foreshadowing, backfill.
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