Flashback

Rob could remember the way his mother looked and smelled. The sound of her voice was sometimes hard to recall, but if he thought hard enough, he could bring back those memories. She always came in before bed to talk to him, and they enjoyed these quiet moments together. He missed those days more than he could ever describe.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

“Friday night lights are my favorite!” Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. “When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times.” Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

“I HAVE to have that notebook, Mom!” Nick was adamant that he get the Cleveland Cavaliers notebook, not the plain green one his mom wanted him to get. He couldn’t help but think back to his first day of school last year. The day when every other boy had notebooks covered in their favorite sports teams and he just had his boring one. This year he would have one just like everyone else

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing and flashback are both examples of literary elements. 

• True

• False

• Sometimes

When the current setting is interrupted to go back in time to learn more about a character or a situation, it is called...

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

What is flashback? Which response is NOT TRUE?

• The writer presents events that happens in the future.

• Flashback techniques include memories, dreams and stories of the past.

• It allows the writer to talk about events that happened before the time of the current event.

• Flashbacks help with the story line.

This is a look back to an earlier event...

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

This interrupts the chronological order of the story.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Which of the following best describes a flashback in literature?

• A narrative technique that hints at future events

• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story

• A dialogue between characters

• A description of the setting

In which of the following sentences is a flashback used?

• She wondered what the future would hold for her.

• He remembered the day he first met her, the sun shining brightly.

• The weather forecast predicted rain for tomorrow.

• They planned their vacation for next summer.