Which detail from "the monkey's paw" is most clearly an example of foreshadowing? a. the fakir's prediction that anyone who interferes with fate will be sorry b. mrs. white's crying when she realizes her son has not come back from the dead c. mr. white's comment that he would like to travel to india just to see the place d. mrs. white's assurance that mr. white might win the next game of chess

Answer :

Foreshadowing is a literary device that is used by authors to predict an incident or development that happens later in the plot of the story.

In "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs the most clear example of foreshadowing is option A "The fakir's prediction that anyone who interferes with fate will be sorry".  

The fakir's prediction comes true when Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds. The next day a representative from his son's company reaches their place to announce the death of their son, Herbert. The company pays exactly 200 pounds as compensation to the deceased's family.

A.The fakir's prediction that anyone who interferes with fate will be sorry

im not sure about this one

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.