Narrative techniques
The exam question from the STX A exam on August 18th 2017 asks you to focus on the narrative technique employed in the short story. Narrative techniques are defined as the literary devices used by the author to develop the story and make it more engaging for the reader. In “The Tree of War”, “The Tree of …
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In media res and narrative hook
The first narrative technique that opens the short story is in media res, which means that the story begins in the middle of a sequence of events. In “The Tree of War”, the story presents Krishna in the mid…
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Flashback
Another narrative technique employed by Tanya Datta is flashback, which is mostly used when Krishna recalls past events. For example, flashback is employed when Krishna remembers the time his family spent in India, but also when he …
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Foreshadowing
The story also relies on foreshadowing in several instances. Foreshadowing is used to suggest events that are yet to take place. First, the story introduces f…
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Cliff-hanger
Cliff-hanger is the final narrative technique employed by the author. A cliff-hanger is a narrative technique that involves an unresolved conflict that draws the readership and confronts them with a ch…
