language structure Flashcards
Simple sentence
Contains one clause with a subject and verb
Compound sentence
Contains two independent clauses that
are related and joined with a conjunction
Complex sentence
Contains one or more subordinate clause
Impact sentence or Fragment
Contains three or less words
Repetition
A word or phrase that is used more than once
Triple
Three adjectives or phrases used to describe something
Juxtaposition
Two things placed together to highlight the
contrast between them
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning
of successive clauses
Listing
A number of connected items written one after the
other to emphasise a particular quality
Links between paragraphs
A recurring idea, character or
object in two or more paragraphs to foreground the
importance
Shifts in focus
The change of focus in or between paragraphs
Zooming in and out
The narrowing or widening of the
narrative focus.
Chronological structure
Arranged in the order of time
Flashback / Flashforward
Set earlier or later than the main
narrative
Links between the beginning and ending
A narrative link
between the start and end of a text
