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Meaning of flashforward



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furoya

flashforward
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It is a word in English, but it is used in Spanish in the cinematic field as a narrative resource where the story briefly shows a future scene that completes or clarifies the story told in the present. In Spanish it is called prolepsis, but it is used more for literature. See flashback , English/flashforward , analepsis .

  



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John Rene Plaut

FLASHFORWARD anglilicism, FLASH move with great agility; glare, luminous burst and FORWARD, forward; in literature: it is called the transfer of narrative abruptly to the future in film, literature, comics and television.

  










What is the meaning of flashforward in the Spanish open dictionary

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