Foreshadowing

In the story, Come Again in the Spring a mysterious man in a black dress appears to an old man. When this mysterious man appeared he foreshadowed that something bad was going to happen further along in the story. Luckily, although the old man was close to coming to the end of his life, he was able to defeat the man. Leaving this significant event for the end of the story leaves us in a state of suspense.

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