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

Brief Explanations:

Allusion refers to a reference to something outside the text. Foreshadowing gives clues about future events. Flashback is a scene that interrupts to show past events. Metaphor is a figure - of - speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as". The description in the question fits foreshadowing.

Answer:

B. Foreshadowing