HNL TUTORS

Match & Master: Narrative Techniques 2

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Contrast

Temporal Shifts

Dialogue Placement

Climax

Tension Building

Opening

Ending/Closure

Perspective Shift

Focus

Enumeration (Listing)

Highlighting differences between two ideas, settings, characters, or moments.

Changes in time, such as moving between past, present, and future.

Where conversations appear in the text and how they reveal information or change the pace.

The most intense or dramatic moment in the text, where tension peaks.

Gradually increasing suspense or unease to keep the reader engaged.

How the writer begins the text, setting up key ideas, characters, or themes.

How the text concludes, tying up loose ends or leaving questions open.

Changing the narrator’s or character’s point of view to offer new insights.

What the writer chooses to draw attention to at a particular moment in the text.

Listing items or details to emphasize quantity, importance, or build tension.