Types of Foreshadowing
When a wiser character tells a less wise character what their future holds.
What is Prophecy Foreshadowing?
This minor character threatened Trevor's mom and wouldn't let her out of the car, causing tension and suspense.
Who was is The Minibus Driver?
No one in his family knew that Trevor pooped in the house, but we knew. (What is... in chapter...?)
What is an example of dramatic irony in Chapter 3?
These characters are seen as "good" and "bad" in simple story conflicts.
What are Protagonist and Antagonist?
These oversimplifications of real, complex people can be harmful.
What are stereotypes?
When the story starts at the end of the character's life, and then goes back in time to show us how they got there.
What is Flashforward / Flashback Foreshadowing?
This vocab word describes the release of emotion an audience feels at the end of a suspenseful scene.
What is catharsis?
Complaining that you are 'dying' because you have so much school work to do.
What is exaggeration?
This kind of character highlights traits of the protagonist through contrast to their own traits.
What is a Foil?
These types of characters reappear with common traits in many stories over a long period of time.
What are Archetypes?
When the narrator simply mentions what is going to happen at the end of the chapter.
What is concrete foreshadowing?
Both of these genres use suspense to create tension and fear.
What are mystery and horror?
Trevor Noah describes being "born a crime" under apartheid as "awkward". (What is... in Chapter...?)
What is an example of understatement in Chapter 2?
Trevor's stepfather, Abel, will fill THIS character role by being violently abusive and a constant threat to safety for everyone in the family.
What is Antagonist?
This minor character reinforces the stereotype of the abusive husband by trying to live up to the social norm that "if you don't hit your woman, you don't love her."
Who is Dinky?
When something like a car breaking down is a subtle hint that a lot of other things will go wrong.
What is Symbolic Foreshadowing?
It can be slowed down and sped up to create suspense.
What is time?
After suffering through apartheid as an illegal child, Trevor Noah finds out that he and his mom could have just left South Africa.
What is an example of situational irony in Chapter 2?
When Trevor and his mom argue, we see differences in their personalities. Trevor casts his mother in THIS character role to highlight traits of his own character.
Who is the Foil to Trevor Noah?
This minor character is based on the archetype of The Grandmother by being the "matriarch" who knows generations of family history.
Who is Frances?
When Trevor Noah leads us to believe that his mom threw him out of a car to punish him, but then we find out she was actually trying to save his life.
What is Fallacy Foreshadowing?
This literary device is related to suspense because it tells us what will happen so that we are waiting in suspense for it to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
Trevor Noah says "only the finest law enforcement officers" would peek in windows to see if people of different races were kissing in private.
What is an example of Sarcasm/Verbal Irony in Chapter 2?
Think of any story everyone in your group is familiar with (can be a film, show, or book). Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? Who is the foil?
Answers vary.
This major character is based on the archetype of The Mother by being selfless, strict, and fiercely protective of her son.
Who is Patricia?