Language

Question 1

What is a Shift

Answer 1

Changes in ideas and perspectives, eg outside to inside. Comment on how this change is effective, eg creates contrast.

Question 2

What is a pace

Answer 2

feeling of speed in the writing - are events and ideas revealed to the reader slowly or quickly
Ask what effect is created by altering the pace, eg a slow pace builds tension or suggests boredom, a quicker pace may suit a piece about things happening at speed.

Question 3

What is a repetition or patterns

Answer 3

words, phrases or ideas are repeated for effect. Repetitive features can highlight key meanings, indicate a development or show a lack of change.

Question 4

What is a temporal references

Answer 4

References to time.
Comment on how time is used to speed up or slow down the pace of the text.

Question 5

What is a order of events

Answer 5

Chronological or writers might choose to start at the end, in the middle, or with flashbacks / flash forwards.

Question 6

What is a dialogue

Answer 6

Conversations and speech.
How does dialogue move the text forward?