Narrative techniques

Question 1

Which narrative technique matches this description? Writing that imitates the flow of a character's thoughts, often jumping between ideas.

• A. frame narrative
• B. epistolary
• C. in medias res
• D. stream of consciousness

Question 2

Which narrative technique is used here? Snowed in at a mountain inn, a group of travellers take turns telling stories; most of the book is made up of these tales.

• A. unreliable narrator
• B. multiple narrators
• C. frame narrative
• D. stream of consciousness

Question 3

Type the narrative technique (in English) that matches this description. A story told through letters, diary entries, emails or other documents.

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Question 4

Which narrative technique matches this description? A story told in turn by several different characters.

• A. in medias res
• B. multiple narrators
• C. frame narrative
• D. unreliable narrator

Question 5

Which narrative technique is used here? Bus late again and the rain, why always rain, Mum's voice this morning, must call her, the smell of wet coats, is that Jo across the road?

• A. stream of consciousness
• B. in medias res
• C. unreliable narrator
• D. frame narrative

Question 6

Type the narrative technique (in English) that matches this description. A story told through letters, diary entries, emails or other documents.

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Question 7

Which narrative technique matches this description? Writing that imitates the flow of a character's thoughts, often jumping between ideas.

• A. frame narrative
• B. in medias res
• C. stream of consciousness
• D. multiple narrators

Question 8

Which narrative technique is used here? Snowed in at a mountain inn, a group of travellers take turns telling stories; most of the book is made up of these tales.

• A. stream of consciousness
• B. frame narrative
• C. in medias res
• D. unreliable narrator

Question 9

Type the narrative technique (in English) that matches this description. Starting a story in the middle of the action, explaining the background later.

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Question 10

Which narrative technique matches this description? Writing that imitates the flow of a character's thoughts, often jumping between ideas.

• A. epistolary
• B. unreliable narrator
• C. stream of consciousness
• D. multiple narrators

Question 11

Which narrative technique is used here? The whole novel is made up of text messages and emails between two cousins on opposite sides of the world.

• A. unreliable narrator
• B. in medias res
• C. epistolary
• D. stream of consciousness

Question 12

Type the narrative technique (in English) that matches this description. A narrator whose account the reader has reason to doubt.

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Question 13

Which narrative technique matches this description? Starting a story in the middle of the action, explaining the background later.

• A. in medias res
• B. multiple narrators
• C. unreliable narrator
• D. frame narrative

Question 14

Which narrative technique is used here? Snowed in at a mountain inn, a group of travellers take turns telling stories; most of the book is made up of these tales.

• A. epistolary
• B. in medias res
• C. unreliable narrator
• D. frame narrative

Question 15

Type the narrative technique (in English) that matches this description. A story told through letters, diary entries, emails or other documents.

Answer 

Question 16

Which narrative technique matches this description? A story told within another story.

• A. unreliable narrator
• B. stream of consciousness
• C. epistolary
• D. frame narrative