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Mentioning a gun at the beginning of the story and not shooting the gun until the stroy's end is not foreshadowing, it's fucking procrastination.
Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned earlier in the story to return later in a sinificant way. This is said by Hermione Granger in A Very Potter Musical.
Snape: A person can however be a horcrux.
Harry: What's a horcrux?
Snape: I'm no even going to tell you Harry, you'll find out soon enough.
You find out later, Snape knew there were horcruxes concerning Harry. This exemplifies foreshadowing.
an indication that something is
about to happen
EDP445: I scared a 7 year old girl
EDP445: sends fucked up messages to an underage girl
people online: this is definitely one of the best examples of foreshadowing
The fart that is typically pushed out in a hurry, only to discover that there is feces close behind.
guy: well guys i'm going to be heading home, just had a close call with the foreshadower and i'd like to avoid any mishaps.
Pal: o well good luck, man.
Hussian Foreshadowing is like a Chekhov's gun, yet more extreme
The use of a minor detail or menial phrase to create a major plot development later on.
named after the creator of MSPA, Andrew Hussie, who uses this many times in his work
In Homestuck, a brand of cake mix one of the main characters dislikes becomes a interdimensional empire in an alternate universe, Hussian Foreshadowing at its finest.