Question

Writers can use a technique called foreshadowing. What is foreshadowing?
A. An implied theme for the story.
B. Clues to hint at what will happen next.
C. The events that make up a story.
D. When an event or character is used to represent something else.

Answer 1

Usually, when writers use a technique called foreshadowing, they are foreshadowing "B. Clues to hint at what will happen next", since this is done in a way that is implied but is not explicit--to keep the reader engaged. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which the author gives in - advance hints to how the plot/story may end or what may happen later.

Foreshadowing usually appears at the beginning of the story and helps the reader to develop expectations/ideas of how the story may develop, thus keeping the reader's interest in reading the story alive.

Foreshadowing in fiction creates an atmosphere of suspense, sparkling the readers' interest to read on and to find out what is going to happen.

Some examples of foreshadowing are : dialogues, future events, throw back actions or descriptions.