1. Techniques used in Narrative/Memoir Writing
These techniques are used in narrative writing to add the details to the frame.

2. Flashback
an interjected scene or point that takes the narrative back in time from the current point

3. Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

4. Humor towards a serious moment
the subtle use of humor or something funny in order to ease tension and provide a respite from difficult moments

5. Situational irony
actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or what is intended

6. Dramatic irony
the audience knows something that the characters don't.

7. Verbal irony
words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean

8. Sensory details
details that include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest.

9. Reflection of wisdom gained
explaining the change after the epiphany - a sudden insight or realization that changes understanding

10. Suspense
the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. it leaves the reader holding his breath and wanting more information.

11. questions asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
Rhetorical questions

12. Dialogue
conversation between two or more people

13. a power struggle between a hero (or protagonist) and villain (or antagonist)
IT is arguably the most important element in fiction because without conflict there is no movement and no narrative drive.
Conflict

14. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
Climax

15. a sudden insight or realization that changes understanding
Epiphany

16. a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph
Extended metaphor

17. Shock value
the potential of an action (as a public execution), image, text, or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of sharp disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotions

18. Fantasy
the use of magic or other supernatural phenomena in the plot, setting, or theme

19. Poetic justice
a literary device in which ultimately virtue is rewarded and viciousness is punished

20. Parody
an imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect

21. a seemingly absurd or self- contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
Paradox

22. Red herring
a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting

23. Dialect
a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

24. a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people
Slang