03.07 Surprise

Question: Chronological

Answer: Arranged in the order of time, first, second, third, etc.

Question: Discovery

Answer: The protagonist’s sudden recognition of his or her own identity or nature or another character’s identity or nature.

Question: Flashback

Answer: A sudden switch to a past event that provides a missing piece that solves the mystery.

Question: In media res

Answer: A technique in which the story begins in the middle rather than the beginning. In medias res is Latin for “into the middle of things.”

Question: Nonlinear Narration

Answer: A method of telling the story out of order.

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