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Narrative Techniques-AP English Flashcards

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6598901280foreshadowingprepping the reader for the future; hints0
6598901281stream of consciousnessattempts 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
6598901282flashbackscene that interrupts present action to depict earlier event2
6598901283frame storystory that contains another story/stories. Usually significant to the main story3
6598901284projection into future/flash forwardglimpses of the future; often creates suspense/curiosity4
6598901285narrative pacethe speed (ex: quickly, slowly) of the story/novel/poem5
6598901286point of viewthe person or intelligence a writer creates to tell the story6
6598901287speakerThe 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
6598901288narratorspeaker 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
6598901289persona (mask)"actor's mask"; 1st person narrator in fiction/poetry. View may differ from author's.9
6598901290dialogueexchange of words between characters10
6598901291interior monologuethe stream of consciousness revelation of a character's internal thoughts; often relies on sub linguistic level (images and connotations reveal thoughts).11
6598901292parallel scenesan invitation to compare/contrast different elements in the story12
6598901293denouementfinal revelations that occur after the main conflict is resolved13
6598901294rhetorical questionspersuasive technique; questions that need no answer because its goal is to make you think, get it?14
6598901295gapsblanks in text that must be filled in by readers (is it really there, or is it a product of different readers' perceptions?)15
6598901296sub plotsa 2nd plot (usually minor characters); usually resolved by events that figure into the main plot16

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