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OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Understanding Narrative Texts Flashcards

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  1. What narrative technique involves interrupting the present action to show events from the past?

    Answer: Flashback

    A flashback shifts the timeline backward to reveal past events that help explain the current situation or characters.

  2. What is foreshadowing in a narrative?

    Answer: Giving hints about events that will happen later

    Foreshadowing uses clues or hints early in a story to suggest or predict future events.

  3. What does the term 'round character' mean in literary analysis?

    Answer: A character with complex, realistic traits and depth

    A round character is multi-dimensional, with believable strengths, flaws, and motivations that make them feel realistic.

  4. What type of conflict occurs within a character's own mind — a struggle with their own thoughts or feelings?

    Answer: Person vs. self

    Person vs. self conflict is an internal struggle where a character wrestles with their own emotions, decisions, or values.

  5. What is the final stage of a story's plot structure, where the conflict is resolved, called?

    Answer: Resolution

    The resolution, also called the denouement, brings the story to a close by showing the outcome after the central conflict has ended.

  6. When an author's attitude toward the subject or audience is revealed through word choice, it is called the story's ___.

    Answer: Tone

    Tone reflects the author's perspective or emotional stance — sarcastic, serious, humorous — as expressed through language choices.