Answer: flashback
Explanation:The frame story tells about seven people who are trying to pass the time during the night of a terrible storm by telling stories to each other, so that perhaps they won't be afraid of the weather. The interior story told by the seventh man is a flashback that takes place over a long period of time.
What I usually do to start a thesis or intro is go off with a hook. so start it with why you like to draw. for example: drawing has always played an important role in my life. i want to teach others how to draw so they can understand and enjoy this art...etc, etc
In the first excerpt it is this sentence:"It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while."
Here we see that the author is really not comfortable with the question his daughter asked him and thus he lies to her. You can see the pain he feels in just one sentence and the horrors that are hidden behind. One day he may tell her but not then.
"They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore."
This sentence in the second excerpt show the unwillingness of the usually boastful people to talk about the war in detail. The author notices that they don't remember and it could potentially be that they wanted not to remember. Unconsciously they blocked the horrible things they had done and seen.
