Chapter 1: Narrative Techniques

Question 1

Foreshadowing

Answer 1

An indication of events ton come in a narrative. The author may introduce specific words, images, or actions in order to suggest significant later events.

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

A scene relived in a character’s memory. Flashbacks may be related by the narrator in the summary, or they may be experienced by the characters themselves. Flashbacks allow the author to include significant events that occurred before the opening of the story.

Question 3

Epiphany

Answer 3

A moment of profound insight or revelation by which a character’s life is greatly altered.

Question 4

In Medias Res

Answer 4

A Latin phrase meaning “in the mist of things”; refers to the narrative device of beginning a story midway in the events it depicts (usually at an exciting or significant moment) before explaining the context or preceding actions.