The narrative technique used in the excerpt is dramatic irony. The detective is unknowingly speaking to the criminal he has been hunting, while the reader is aware of this fact, creating a tension between what the characters know and what the audience knows.
Little did the detective know, he was standing face-to-face with the very criminal he’d spent months hunting.
“I’d just like a few minutes of your time,” the detective said. He offered a friendly smile to the barista, already thinking about his next stop. He just needed this one question answered before he could be sure his hunch was correct.
“Sure thing,” the coffee bandit agreed. “Why don’t we step into the back room so we can speak privately?”
Question
Use the story excerpt to answer the question.
What narrative technique does the writer use to create an effect?
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Responses
verbal irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
dramatic irony
vivid description
vivid description
figurative language
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