flashback - an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence; use to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative, flash forward - the plot goes ahead of time; a scene interrupts and takes the narrative forward in time from the current time in the story, foreshadowing - a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story; often appears at the beginning of a story, or a chapter, and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story, plot twist - introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction; may be foreshadowed to prepare the audience to accept it, flashback example - Mr. Smith remembered when he had to walk to the bus stop when he was a small child. , flash forward example - Ten years later, Kevin was the boss of the company and his employees respected him., foreshadowing example - As they were walking through the woods, Amy got a real bad feeling., plot twist example - Just when the cops were about to arrest their prime suspect, their suspect ended up dead. ,

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