Subtext & 7 techniques to write it

Subtext is the _ meaning beneath the words.

Subtext requires trust, making it a two way street conversation between the author and the reader.

• True

• False

Sayings and proverbs are examples of:

• Contrasting dialogue and action

• Double meaning

• Masking the emotion

• Answering with a question

Mention two reasons to write subtext.

Starting your stories with characters in _ is a good way to include subtext.

If there is no conflict, _ is not as effective.

• False

• True

Supossing all humans are alike in their honesty, how much of the truth is expressed in speech?

• 0-20%

• 30-50%

• 60-80%

• 80-100%

Subtext is difficult because we _ the reader to interpret accurately.

One of the main reasons to write subtext is when one of the chracters has too much to _by being _with their emotions.

• direct, loose

• say, elusive

• loose, direct

• elude, direct

Time and manner are factors that modify the:

• Double meaning

• Subject treated

• Hyperbaton

• Physical and non-verbal communication.