"What is a Flashback?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

How is the literary term "flashback" defined? What are some examples of flashbacks in literature? Creative Writing Instructor Kristin Griffin answers these questions using examples from Tobias Wolff's "Bullet in the Brain" and everyday life. The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify flashbacks in stories and poems but also to analyze their structure and purpose.