_____ is used to describe the predetermination of a future event in a literary piece

1. Analyze the question The question asks for the term that describes the predetermination (or advance indication) of a future event in a literary work. The key idea is something that looks forward in time.

2. Explain the concepts

• Analepsis: a flashback. The narrative goes back to an earlier event. It is the opposite of what the question asks.
• Prolepsis: a flash-forward. The narrative anticipates or foreshadows a future event, often presenting it as already settled or certain.
• Interlude: a short break or intervening episode between parts of a play or story, such as a song or a short scene.
• Fatalism: a philosophical belief that all events are predetermined and cannot be changed. It is a worldview, not a literary technique.

3. Work through the options

• The question asks about a literary device that deals with a future event, so Analepsis (past) is out.
• Interlude is about a break in the action, so it does not fit.
• Fatalism is about the idea that fate controls everything. It is a theme or belief, not a device used to describe the predetermination of a future event in a text.
• Prolepsis fits best. It is the technique of jumping ahead or foreshadowing what will happen. For example, a narrator who says "Little did he know this would be his last journey" is using prolepsis.

4. Answer The correct option is B. Prolepsis.

5. Exam tip Remember the prefixes: PRO-lepsis = FORward (future), while ANA-lepsis = BACK (past). When you see "flashback," think analepsis. When you see "flash-forward" or "foreshadowing," think prolepsis.