Foreshadowing In The Goose Girl

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Deah Bresson
The Goose Girl
Shannon Hale

Genre: Fantasy

Plot Summary
*SPOILERS*
Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, crown princess of Kildenree, known by her aunt as Ani, was born with a special gift that she had to go on a long journey to discover. It all started with her aunt teaching her how to speak to animals including how to speak to her beloved horse Falada. When the neighboring country of Bayern threatens war on the small country of Kildenree, Ani’s mother is forced to arrange a marriage for one of her daughters to the crown prince of Bayern. Ani’s gift caused the Kildenree citizens to not trust their future queen so Ani is stripped of her title and sent instead to Bayern with her horse Falada, a troop of guards, and her lady in waiting, Selia, to marry the …show more content…

Symbolism
Some symbolism is when Selia calls Ani crown princess even when the crown is taken from Ani. Crown princess symbolises Ani’s failure in preparing to be queen of Kildenree.

Foreshadowing
Some foreshadowing is shown when Ani’s horse Fadala feels something whip her right beside a long gorge and when Ani is by a waterfall and a large stone comes rolling toward her and almost makes her fall in and she sees a flash of one of her guards yellow braid, along with other instances in which Selia lets her anger and jealousy show. This shows that something is going on with Selia and her guards and that someone is trying to hurt her.

Figurative Language
‘’The wind fought her hat brim and filled up her ears, speaking words that she thought she could almost hear.’’ This is personification because in real life wind can’t speak.
‘’Im botching all from my hair to my shoes today’’ Geric says this to Ani when he keeps making mistakes but this is a hyperbole which is an exaggeration because he can’t actually botch from his hair to his shoes.

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