Non-linear Narrative Tehniques

When an author hints at something coming later in the story, that is...

• Foreshadowing

• Flashforward

• Flashback

• Parallel Narratives

When a story jumps back in time to give information from before the timeline of the main story, that is a...

• Foreshadowing

• Flashforward

• Flashback

• Parallel Narratives

When a story jumps forward in time to show us a glimpse of something that's going to happen or might happen, that's a...

• Foreshadowing

• Flashforward

• Flashback

• Parallel Narratives

When a story separates two perspectives, events, or experiences that are happening at the same time but tells them separately, that is...

• Foreshadowing

• Flashforward

• Flashback

• Parallel Narratives

Which of the following non-linear narrative devices is being used in this example?

Suddenly, she had a vision where she saw herself on a battlefield, surrounding by slain warriors, both her own and her enemies. She saw field burnings, crows circling. As she awoke, she knew that hadn't been any ordinary dream, and she dressed to go meet with her advisors to begin to plan.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Flashforward

• Parallel Narratives

Which of the following non-linear narrative devices is being used in this example?

As I walked out of class, the sun was slowly warming my skin, the birds were singing songs all around me, and the flowers seemed to be blooming extra bright. Everything was perfect, but little did I know, I was wrong.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Flashforward

• Parallel Narratives

Which of the following non-linear narrative devices is being used in this example?

As I hugged my brother in his military uniform before he boarded the train for the war, all I could do was picture him as my little, younger brother. I could see the two of us climbing the tree in our backyard, his tattered t-shirt and ripped jeans barely hanging onto his scrawny body, and now here he was in a crisp uniform heading off to war.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Flashforward

• Parallel Narratives

Which of the following non-linear narrative devices is being used in this example?

She was the girl of my dreams, and she was finally looking right at me. I winked at her, trying to let her know I was interested. I swear she was trying to hide a smile.

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As I sat there on the bench looking around, I noticed a boy looking at me. I had never seen him before. He tried to wink at me, but it was so awkward that I had to stifle a smile and laugh at how weird he was acting.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Flashforward

• Parallel Narratives

Foreshadowing is...

• When an author hints at what's to come

• When a story shows something that happened previously, before the timeline of the main story

• When a story jumps ahead to show something from the future

• When a story tells two perspectives, events, or experiences separately, though they may be happening at the same time.

A flashback is...

• When an author hints at what's to come

• When a story shows something that happened previously, before the timeline of the main story

• When a story jumps ahead to show something from the future

• When a story tells two perspectives, events, or experiences separately, though they may be happening at the same time.