1. What is a flashback and how does it function to develop character and plot?

2. What is foreshadowing and what effects does it create for readers?

3. How does in medias res create immediate reader engagement and what role do flashbacks play in this technique?

4. What is stream of consciousness and how does it reveal character psychology and internal conflict?

1. How do contrasts between time periods, places, and character relationships create complexity and reveal contradictions in a text?

2. How do contrasts between characters' public actions and private thoughts develop nuance in characterization?

1. How do diction and syntax work together to reveal a narrator's tone and perspective?

2. How does the placement of phrases and clauses within a sentence create emphasis and reflect a narrator's perspective?

3. What do the details a narrator chooses to include or omit reveal about the narrator's bias and perspective?

4. How does first-person narration provide more insight into a narrator's perspective than third-person narration?

1. What qualities distinguish a reliable narrator from an unreliable narrator?

2. What are the reasons a narrator may become unreliable, and how does unreliability affect readers' trust?

3. How can a narrator's biases and blind spots affect readers' understanding of characters' motivations?

1. How do parallel but contrasting character motivations reveal different perspectives on human capability and responsibility?

2. How does the relationship between a character's motivations and their reliability affect the reader's interpretation of events?