Structual Features Flashcards
Dialogue
Conversation between two or more characters
Flashback
A section in a text that is set before the events of the main story
Future tense
A verb that describes something that will happen in the future
Example they will laugh
Narrator
The person who tells the story
Past tense
A verb that describes something that happened in the past
Example
They laughed
Point of view
The way a character regards events or people
Present tence
A verb that describes something that is happening now
Example
They laugh or they are laughing
Sequence
The order in which things happen
Setting
Where the events take place
Structure
The organisation of text
Narrative
A written story or account
Perspective
A particular view of something
Narrative voice
The person telling the story from their point of view
Structural feature
A feature that helps to structure a text
Empathize
To understand and share someone else’s feelings
Plot
The events in a story
Climax
The most exciting point in a story
First person perspective
The point of view of a character involved in the action of a story using I
Pace
The speed at which something happens
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent something else
Third person perspective
The point of view of someone not involved in the action of a story using
He,she or they
