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noun. A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.

noun. The episode or scene depicted by means of this device.

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noun. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience.

noun. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use.

noun. A vivid memory that arises spontaneously or is provoked by an experience.

noun. An experience that has characteristics of an earlier experience.

noun. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene; also, the scene thus introduced.

noun. An unusually vivid recollection of a prior experience, often one that is traumatic, such as scenes from combat or a criminal assault, or induced by hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD; when accompanied by hallucinations it is called flashback hallucinosis.

noun. a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative

noun. a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs

noun. a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug

verb. return in time

noun. an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)

noun. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

"Viggo Mortensen plays the unnamed father, Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee plays the son, while Charlize Theron appears in flashback as their deceased wife and mother."

flashforward  

recurrence  return  transition  

blood'  reminiscence  

analepsis  commitment to memory  exercise of memory  hindsight  learning by heart