Question

read the excerpt from a narrative. answer the question that follows.
the cold rain pounded against the windowpane, its relentless rhythm a stark contrast to the shifting air inside. as i huddled in the dimly lit room, my mind involuntarily drifted back to that fateful night. i saw her face, her eyes filled with tears, the words left unspoken, the moment forever frozen in time. the memory hung heavy in the room and fueled my determination to make things right. i had to confront the shadows of the past that had resurfaced with a vengeance.
in the bolded sentence, which narrative technique is used to create tension and mood?

dialogue

flashback

foreshadowing

juxtaposition

Explanation:

To determine the narrative technique, we analyze each option:

• Dialogue: Involves character conversations; the bolded sentence has no dialogue.
• Anticipation: Builds expectation, but the sentence focuses on recalling the past.
• Flashback: Presents a past event. The bolded sentence (“my mind involuntarily drifted back to that fateful night”) shows the narrator recalling a past moment, creating tension/mood by revisiting the past.
• Foreshadowing: Hints at future events; the sentence is about the past, not future hints.

Answer:

Flashback