English language paper 1 structural devices

Question 1

flashback

Answer 1

going back in time

Question 2

foreshadowing

Answer 2

writer gives clues as to what might happen

Question 3

zoom in

Answer 3

focus on one thing or particular object

Question 4

zoom out

Answer 4

focus on setting etc

Question 5

dialogue

Answer 5

characters talking

Question 6

change in tone

Answer 6

has gone gone from happy to sad? angry to calm?

Question 7

long sentence

Answer 7

used to slow narrative and add detail

Question 8

long paragraph

Answer 8

stands out

Question 9

short sentence

Answer 9

used to build tension

Question 10

short paragraph

Answer 10

stands out

Question 11

shift in focus

Answer 11

talking about different things or bouncing off different things

Question 12

cyclical structure

Answer 12

opening and ending is similiar

Question 13

juxtaposition

Answer 13

effect of contrast

Question 14

extended metaphor

Answer 14

using metaphor throughout a text

Question 15

pace

Answer 15

how quick or slow the narrative is going

Question 16

list

Answer 16

anything more than 3

Question 17

point of view

Answer 17

pov of a character, tells different stories

Question 18

tone

Answer 18

overall tone of a piece, how it feels

Question 19

chronological

Answer 19

in order of events

Question 20

climax

Answer 20

most important part of a text

Question 21

mood

Answer 21

how it shifts