Narrative Devices

True or False: Flashback is an event that has happened in the past.

• true
• false

Which is an example of flashback?

• A.  Sarah is out riding her bike and began to remember when she first learned to ride. 
• B.  Bob hears a noise in his closet and slowly walks to the door, quietly.
• C.  Amy is struggling in math, and thinks about what she did last time to help her do well in math.
• D. Both A and C

 Flashback can be used to build... 

• character
• plot
• suspense
• all of the above

 Flashback is most used to build... 

• character
• plot
• suspense
• all of the above

True or False: You cannot use flashback in any type of writing.

• true
• false

When a narrator interrupts a plot to describe a part of the story that happened in the past, it is called _____________.

• foreshadowing
• flashback
• suspense
• cliffhanger

A series of events of plot points that causes the reader to feel anxious are used to build __________.

• foreshadowing
• flashback
• suspense
• cliffhanger

A technique called ______________ gives the reader a clue about what will happen later in the story.

• foreshadowing
• flashback
• suspense
• cliffhanger

A _____________________ is a story device that leaves the reader wondering what will happen next.

• foreshadowing
• flashback
• cliffhanger
• suspense

For the passage, determine which story device is being used.Carlos laughed when he thought about how scared he was in the haunted house at the carnival last year.  HE had no way of knowing he was about to face a fright that wasn't meant to be fun.

• foreshadowing
• 
  flashback
• suspense
• cliffhanger