Question

if an author is writing a story about the moment he brought his first child home but interrupts his story to share a childhood memory of getting a new puppy, the author is using what narrative technique?

a. chronological order

b. flashback

c. exposition

d. climax

Explanation:

• Option A: Chronological order presents events in the order they occur in time. The author here interrupts the main story (present event) to share a childhood memory (past event), so it's not chronological order.
• Option B: Flashback is a narrative technique where the author interrupts the present action to present an event from the past. In this case, the author stops the story about bringing the first child home (present - related event) to share a childhood memory (past event), which fits the definition of flashback.
• Option C: Exposition is used to introduce background information, characters, setting, etc., not to interrupt the story with a past memory.
• Option D: Climax is the turning point or the most intense part of a story, which is not related to sharing a past memory.

Answer:

B. Flashback