prolepsis
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Through its use of foreshadowing and prolepsis, “The Arabian Nights” consistently fosters a fatalistic sense that no one can escape his or her destiny.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2019
In fact, Fo makes explicit reference to the theater throughout, and uses borrowed techniques — including a visual “proscenium,” prolepsis, asides, interludes, shifting scenes and the dismantling of the fourth wall.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2015
In formal rhetoric, prolepsis means the anticipation of possible objections to an argument for the sake of answering them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2015
Anachronism -- N. anachronism, metachronism, parachronism, prochronism; prolepsis, misdate; anticipation, antichronism. disregard of time, neglect of time, oblivion of time. intempestivity &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
An instance of prolepsis, or "anticipation" in the use of a word.
From The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott
In order to portray the Empire in the round, he told his almost 2,000-page story through a complex symphony of flashbacks, fast-forward prolepses and as many as 13 perspectives on a single incident.
From Time Magazine Archive
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