ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -flashback, in motion pictures and literature, narrative technique of interrupting the chronological sequence of events to interject events of earlier occurrence. The earlier events often take the form of reminiscence. The flashback technique is as old as Western literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also known as an “Inception Flashback", a flashback within a flashback occurs when a character recounts an event in which he/she also flashbacks into an even earlier event within the flashback. Yep, it’s confusing.

Detailed explanation-3: -A woman is about to get married. As she puts on her veil, she remembers her fiancé three years before, swearing he would make her his wife someday. A tear comes to her eye and she prepares to walk down the aisle. Here, the flashback is the memory of the woman’s fiancé three years before.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are essentially two main types of flashback: A full flashback scene or a brief in-scene flashback.