Question

The plot begins with a nightmare: king arthur sits above “hideous deep black water” and then falls into a pit of snakes and monsters. this nightmare is an example of

A. mood

B. foreshadowing

C. setting

D. tone

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

This is an example of foreshadowing. This is when the plot gives you details, so in this case the nightmare, that symbolizes a dreadful event will take place sometime later in the story. Foreshadowing is a technique used to hint at something that will transpire in the story and the foreshadowing nearly always appears at the beginning of the story.