Literary Techniques in Extended Works

To simplify the storytelling process

To present events in chronological order

To affect readers' experiences and create anticipation, suspense, or tension

To emphasize the outer actions of character

Starts the story with the middle of the action

Inserts past events into the current story

Provides hints or clues about future events

Presents the inner thoughts of a character

By introducing complex scientific concepts needed for understanding future scenes.

By describing daily routines to emphasize normalcy before a major event occurs.

By giving detailed accounts of unrelated incidents purely for comedic relief.

By revealing key past events that shape characters' present situations or relationships.

Stream of Consciousness

In medias res

Foreshadowing

Flashback

To provide background or context to the current events.

To predict what will happen later in the narrative.

To describe the setting using sensory details.

To tell the story in chronological order.

Both novels present flashbacks as independent stories with little connection to primary narrative arcs or characters' growth.

Each novel relies on chronological flashbacks that offer detailed accounts starting from each character’s birth onward.

In “Mrs. Dalloway,” flashback reflects fragmented memories shaping identity; in “Beloved,” it reveals traumatic history informing current reality.

Flashback serves as a distraction from present events in both novels by shifting focus exclusively to secondary characters' histories.

It can reveal how past events have shaped the character’s current actions and motivations.

It gives a one-dimensional view that aligns with other characters' perceptions in the story.

It shows the chronological growth of the character without influence from their past.

It limits understanding by only providing the end result of a character’s development.

Starting in medias res might limit readers' understanding of the setting, diminishing its importance to the redemption theme.

It may overshadow the theme of redemption by placing greater emphasis on secondary characters' development.

This approach could mislead readers into believing that redemption is not a central theme of the narrative.

It could amplify the theme by creating mystery around the protagonist's past actions and motivating readers to piece together the redemption arc.

By distracting from current events with details about possible outcomes, it adds complexity.

By hinting at future events, it builds anticipation and sets up expectations for upcoming action or conflict.

By resolving conflicts early on, it simplifies the plot for easier comprehension.

By providing irrelevant clues, it challenges readers to distinguish between significant and trivial plot points.

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Allegory

Metaphor