Understanding Flashbacks

The smell of homemade chocolate chip cookies conjured up the image of Susan's grandmother standing in a flour-covered apron.

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

What is the purpose of a flashback?

• To introduce the reader to all of the characters.

• To give the reader a hint at what is going to happen in the future.

• To give the reader background information to learn more about a character or a situation.

• To give the reader the setting of the story.

_______ why Steve chose to include some flashbacks but not others.

• Connect

• Synthesize

• Infer

• Guess

Why might an author use a flashback?

• To introduce a new character abruptly.

• To create suspense in the story.

• To provide background information or context.

• To summarize the plot in a different way.

When reading a flashback, it’s important to:

• Assume the flashback is irrelevant to the main story.

• Understand the context and its relation to the current narrative.

• Focus solely on the dialogue without context.

• Ignore the character development in the flashback.

How can an author effectively use flashbacks?

• Avoid using any sensory details in flashbacks.

• Integrate flashbacks seamlessly, mark them clearly, and use sensory details to enhance emotional impact.

• Use flashbacks only at the beginning of the story.

• Make flashbacks lengthy and complex to confuse the reader.

What effect do flashbacks have on character development?

• Flashbacks deepen character development by revealing past experiences that shape their motivations and behaviors.

• Flashbacks only confuse the audience and detract from character development.

• Flashbacks have no impact on character development whatsoever.

• Flashbacks are solely used for comedic relief in storytelling.

Which part of the plot often includes flashbacks?

• Exposition

• Rising action or climax

• Falling action

• Resolution

Which literary device is used when a story is interrupted to revisit a past event?

• A) Foreshadowing

• B) Flashback

• C) Metaphor

• D) Irony

What is a key characteristic of a flashback in literature?

• A) It predicts future events.

• B) It provides background information.

• C) It introduces a new setting.

• D) It summarizes the entire plot.