6598901280 | foreshadowing | prepping the reader for the future; hints | ![]() | 0 |
6598901281 | stream of consciousness | attempts to reproduce the full and uninterrupted flow of a character's mental process, in which ideas, memories, and sense impressions mingle without logical transitions. Need not use conventional grammar. | ![]() | 1 |
6598901282 | flashback | scene that interrupts present action to depict earlier event | ![]() | 2 |
6598901283 | frame story | story that contains another story/stories. Usually significant to the main story | ![]() | 3 |
6598901284 | projection into future/flash forward | glimpses of the future; often creates suspense/curiosity | ![]() | 4 |
6598901285 | narrative pace | the speed (ex: quickly, slowly) of the story/novel/poem | ![]() | 5 |
6598901286 | point of view | the person or intelligence a writer creates to tell the story | ![]() | 6 |
6598901287 | speaker | The voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem. The speaker is often a created identity, and should not automatically be equated with the author's self. See also narrator, persona, point of view. | ![]() | 7 |
6598901288 | narrator | speaker of the story. Types: first ("I"; usually a major participant in the action; sometimes unreliable), second (rare), third limited (limited to one or only a few characters' thoughts/feelings), third omniscient (reliable, but can conceal or reveal at will) | ![]() | 8 |
6598901289 | persona (mask) | "actor's mask"; 1st person narrator in fiction/poetry. View may differ from author's. | ![]() | 9 |
6598901290 | dialogue | exchange of words between characters | ![]() | 10 |
6598901291 | interior monologue | the stream of consciousness revelation of a character's internal thoughts; often relies on sub linguistic level (images and connotations reveal thoughts). | ![]() | 11 |
6598901292 | parallel scenes | an invitation to compare/contrast different elements in the story | ![]() | 12 |
6598901293 | denouement | final revelations that occur after the main conflict is resolved | ![]() | 13 |
6598901294 | rhetorical questions | persuasive technique; questions that need no answer because its goal is to make you think, get it? | ![]() | 14 |
6598901295 | gaps | blanks in text that must be filled in by readers (is it really there, or is it a product of different readers' perceptions?) | ![]() | 15 |
6598901296 | sub plots | a 2nd plot (usually minor characters); usually resolved by events that figure into the main plot | ![]() | 16 |
Narrative Techniques-AP English Flashcards
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