25 structural devices

Question 1

what is a flashback?

Answer 1

-when you go back in time

Question 2

what is foreshadowing?

Answer 2

-when the writer gives clue of something is going to happen in the future

Question 3

what is zooming in?
what is zooming out?

Answer 3

-Zooming in is when the writer zoom in to focus on particular things/objects
-Zoom out is when to talk about the setting eg it was a cold day

Question 4

what is dialogue?
what is new character?
what is new setting

Answer 4

-characters are talking
-new character is a structural as they are introducing something new

Question 5

what is a change in tone?
what is long/short sentecne?

Answer 5

-change in tone going fromm really happy or to angry
-short sentence is used to build tension
-long sentence is too add detail and slow down the narrative

Question 6

what is long paragraphs?
what is short paragraphs?
what is cyclical ?

Answer 6

-short/long paragraphs stands out on the page
-shift in focus eg talking about the table then the chair
-cyclical structure opening and the ending are similar

Question 7

what is juxtaposition?
what is extended metaphor?

Answer 7

-juxtaposition effect of the contrast eg in para 1 john is shy in para 2 john is confident
-extended metaphor explaining the metaphor

Question 8

what is pace?
what is a list?

Answer 8

-pace is how quick or slow the narrative is moving
-list is anything more than 3

Question 9

what is point of view?
what is tone?

Answer 9

-point of view of the father in para 2 then in para 1 its the son
-tone is the overall tone of this piece

Question 10

what is chronological order?
what is the climax

Answer 10

-is the writing in the correct order
-most important part of the story

Question 11

what is repetition?
what is links?
what is mood through pathetic fallacy?

Answer 11

-repeating things throughtout
-eg para 1 or para 4 is similar
-mood is when eg fog is getting worse throughout the place and impacts the mood