Prose techniques

Question 1

Harry is almost killed by Voldemort but his mum saves him, then he is almost killed by Voldemort and he saves himself

Answer 1

Parallelism/Parallel Plots

History repeats itself

Question 2

Jeckyll and Hyde

Answer 2

Foil characters

They are opposites

Question 3

Words that build a certain emotion

Answer 3

Diction

Choosing good words

Question 4

Emotion created through words

Answer 4

Mood

The emotion created by the words

Question 5

Hinting towards future events

Answer 5

Foreshadowing

Hinting towards future events

Question 6

Starting in the middle of the action

Answer 6

In Media Res

Starting the story in the middle then returning to the start

Question 7

Descriptive passage

Answer 7

Vignette

A descriptive, not plot-driven, passage

Question 8

Going back to the past

Answer 8

Flashback

Interruption in story to narrate something back in time.

Question 9

Lila exploring the house in Psycho, the audience knowing that’s where Mother is

Answer 9

Dramatic Irony

If characters had audience knowledge, they wouldn’t make a choice.

Question 10

To be or not to be…

Answer 10

Soliloquy (and repetition)