👉 In literature, foreshadowing is a literary technique that describes or hints at something to come by using earlier events or actions. It can be used to create suspense, build tension, and reveal hidden meanings or consequences of characters' actions or thoughts. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the character of Dr. Jekyll (the villain) is foreshadowed as being a self-deluding, selfish person who will do anything to gain power and control
