is the literary device that provides clues or hints to suggest what will occur later in a story.

Foreshadowing is the literary device that provides clues or hints to suggest what will occur later in a story. For example, people may make a statement summarising what happens in the future before it happens, which is also an example of irony.

The correct answer is foreshadowing.

Foreshadowing refers to using hints and clues within a story to imply and give readers an indication of what might occur later on in that particular story. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, an example of foreshadowing would be the witches' prophecy about Macbeth becoming king, which did happen later on.