#chekov's gun

[turtlesallthewaytomgreg]

i've seen the vision.

#california pizza kitchen #chekov's gun #tomgreg #cousin greg #greg hirsch #tom wambsgans #succession #succession s4

[skylerchasesbooks]

Literary Devices Similar to Foreshadowing

There are a number of literary techniques and practices that have some overlap with foreshadowing. Here are a few to keep in mind:

1. Chekhov’s Gun: is a writing best practice often confused with foreshadowing. Russian playwright Anton Chekhov famously said, “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off.” The refers to the idea that every element in a story should contribute to the whole, and that every detail that “sets up” an outcome should “pay off” in some way. In the example of Chekov's Gun that could mean one character shooting another but an author may also choose to defy that expectation—say, by filling the gun with blanks.

2. Red Herring: Unlike foreshadowing, which is designed to hint at something that will happen in your story, a red herring is a literary device that is designed to mislead the reader, distracting them from the eventual twist. Red herrings are often used in mystery novels, with characters suspected of a crime turning out innocent.

3. Flashforward: The opposite of a flashback, a flashforward (also known as flash-forward or prolepsis) brings your reader forward in time for a glimpse at the future. This is different from foreshadowing, as you’re explicitly showing your readers what is to come. Stories that employ flashforwards derive their suspense not from readers wondering what will happen, but rather how it will happen.

I've actually employed this literary device personally in one of my completed books 'Vicious Fangs' on wattpad and enjoy both reading and writing it!

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[myboobsaresentientbeeings]

Chekov's gun or something, i'm not a film critic

#star trek #pavel chekov #Chekov's gun #star trek tos

[iwantajaneaustenlife]

have you ever had a chekov’s gun moment where you see something you haven’t noticed before and you think wow sure hope that doesn’t come into play in act II?

anyway i just made direct eye contact with the fire sprinklers at work i’ll let you know how the next half of my shift goes

#jaimie's post #chekov's gun

[distant-screaming]

I love this but also I hate when characters take pictures in show you know DAMN WELL they're gonna have a flashback scene with a character crying over the picture

#I DON'T WANT IT #chekov's gun #dee watches pit babe #pit babe the series #pit babe

[big-red-button-official]

A trolley is barreling down a rail with two paths. On its current path, the trolley will crush a slightly irradiated box with a cat that may or may not be alive in it. A note attached to the box reads, "property of Schrödinger. Do not Crush."

#poll #tumblr poll #trolley problem #tv tropes #chekov's gun #thought experiment #schrödinger's cat

[redeyeflyguy]

Wonderful Things That May or May Not Be Wonderful!!! One is a by the books super cop from the city promoted out to the countryside for being a by the books super cop. The other is a bumbling not super cop who loves action movies and wishes real life was more like them. Together, they'll work in a boring, little English hamlet where nothing ever happens. But when a series of bizarre and brutal accidents begin happening, these two unlikely allies must work together to punish those responsible for a most unlikely conspiracy while learning something about friendship along the way. In my frank opinion, this is one of the greatest comedies of all time along with being a fantastic parody of action movies. The movie is drop-dead hilarious, that much is certain (well, as certain as you can be with humor) but it's more than that. The writing is top-notch, almost every line and scene is important for later. The acting is phenomenal. The sound design is superb. There's a swan. Honestly, I find it hard to even talk about this movie because I don't know what more to say. It's Hot Fuzz! It's awesome! I haven't seen the rest of Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy but if the other's are even half as wonderful as this, I'm probably missing out. Scratch that, I'm definitely missing out.

#wonderful #hot fuzz #cornetto trilogy #edgar wright #simon pegg #nick frost #movies #action #comedy #police #parody #swan #awesome #shaun of the dead #the world's end #united kingdom #great britain #chekov's gun #chekov's armory #favorite movies

[bluebellhairpin]

going back and reading older chapters and realize your accidently wrote in a really important Chekhov's gun

#at the time i didn't think much of it. i just wanted to add drama. AT THE TIME. and then it's just going to make an even bigger drama later #like trauma enducing drama #thank u past me u are a genius #i literally mentions this point ONCE in chapter three. haven't touched in since. won't touch it for a while more. BUT IT'S SO SO SO IMPORTA #FIFTEEN CHAPTERS. FIFTEEN. BETWEEN WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT WILL COME TO FRUITITION #i love chekovs gun #nemos thoughts #chekov's gun

[ignorant-rat-carcass]

So, this'll be Scylla and Raelle's ranch, yes?

Calling it now - by series end, Scylla returns here with Raelle and this is where they'll plan to set up home together! 🏠👩🏽‍❤️‍👩🏼

#chekov's gun #manifesting #motherland fort salem #scylla ramshorm #raelle collar #raylla #raelle x scylla #mfsedit #my gifs #m:fs #my predictions #my hopes

[incorrectjackboxquotes]

Lord Tippet: "You can't have a gun on stage!"

[REDACTED]: "WRONG AGAIN!"

[REDACTED]: "I CAN have a gun. And I MUST have a gun."

[REDACTED]: "That's the rule of Chekov's Gun; Have. A Gun."

[REDACTED]: "Now that it's been seen, I will have to shoot someone before the end of the play!"

#source: tiktok #lord tippet #redacted #chekov's gun #weapons drawn #trivia murder party #tmp #incorrect quotes #incorrect jackbox quotes #jackbox #jackbox party pack #jackbox games #tippet

[flory0]

Chekov's gun store, if you see it you have to buy it

#my posts #chekov's gun

[kimnowls]

Nanowrimo advice that just occurred to me: If you load a Chekov's gun and then decide you don't want to fire it, don't! You can retcon it out during revision. Or you if you get stumped you can get more words about what would have happened if that gun had fired. Maybe the alternate timeline is better than the main, idk

#nanowrimo #nano 2023 #rambling #writing advice #dubious writing advice #chekov's gun #gun mention

[terezisexbuttpyrope]

love how the butt plug lookin trophy in Everything Everywhere All at Once came back into play, like Chekov's buttplug

#everything everywhere all at once #eeaao #chekov's gun #trope #like chekovs gun but #my post

[ganurath]

I get the strangest feeling that Sam's going to be putting her powers to use within three to five business days of her interview.

#ganurathi liveblog #chum chapter 2 #chum spoilers #chum #chum web serial #chekov's gun #making a prediction

[thepedanticbohemian]

In THE OUDERKIRK HOUSE, I suddenly remembered Chekov's Gun. It's the rule that says if a gun is mentioned in the first act, it bettre get used in the 3rd.

Oops, my bad. I forgot that it's pointed out, along with 2 lines scattered in the first and second acts that my POV/MC hates guns. "I just can't do guns."

In my rewrite of the entire third act, I did what I should've done in the first place, instead of blowing it off in a softer ending. Let's just say it's explosive now.

Foreshadowing is an advanced technique you'll use to expand your skills as a storyteller. And that's the point. You're not just a writer, you're telling stories, too.

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[antisocial-teen]

Least delusional m*leven tbh because 1) Yeah, he’s supposed to be comfortable with Will after all those years but… the hug? He’s not comfortable with him at all and that’s suspicious. 2) El clearly does show love? I was talking about Mike?

Why have they just started lying and spouting random bs?

#byler analysis #byler endgame #byler is canon #byler tumblr #byler proof #byler brainrot #byler is real #byler is requited #byler #it’s so ironic that they call us delusional #chekov's gun