Approaching Drama and Prose (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards

Underlying message/central idea about human experience

No - techniques portray themes; theme is not a technique

Narrator who knows everything about all settings & characters

Can be unreliable due to character's bias/prejudice

3rd person narration with access to character's thinking

Scene referring to an earlier point in the story

Establishes POV, setting, plot, symbolism, characters & tone

Event/scene that triggers or speeds up the conflict

Where narrative changes direction & character's fate alters

Audience aware of something significant character doesn't know