Question

Click here to read and refer to "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce in order to answer the question

below.
Which of the following sentences from the passage is an example of foreshadowing?
At a short remove upon the same temporary platform was an officer in the uniform of his rank, armed.
At the bottom of the steps she stands waiting, with a smile of ineffable joy, an attitude of matchless grace and dignity.
"Suppose a man-a civilian and student of hanging-should elude the picket post and perhaps get the better of the sentinel," said
Farquhar, smiling, "what could he accomplish?"
Suddenly he felt himself whirled round and round-spinning like a top.

Answer 1

The sentence that is an example of foreshadowing is "Suddenly he felt himself whirled round and round-spinning like a top." This sentence foreshadows the twist ending of the story, where it is revealed that Farquhar's escape attempt was unsuccessful and that he was actually hanged.