Structual Techniques Flashcards

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Chronological order

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Events being told in the order they happened in

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Non-chronological order

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Events being told in a different order to how they happened

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Sequence or progression of events

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The order in which things are narrated or described

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Flashback

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A section when we suddenly ‘go back in time’ and
experience something that has already happened,
as if it’s in the present (different to a character just
remembering something)

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First person

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The writer includes themselves in what they are

saying (e.g. I, we, us)

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Second person

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The writer speaks directly to the reader or to 
someone else (e.g. you)
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Third person

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The writer tells the reader about other people, from a

distance (e.g. he, she, it, they)

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Past tense

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Narrating things that have already happened (e.g. I

played football yesterday)

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Present tense

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Narrating things that are happening at the moment

e.g. I am playing football at the moment

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Future tense

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Narrating things that will happen at a future point

e.g. I will play football tomorrow

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Direct speech/dialogue

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Speech written down word for word, in speech

marks

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Juxtaposition

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When two very different or opposite things are put next to each other for effect.

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Paragraph

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A section of text that focuses on one main idea (they
can be different lengths, from whole pages down to
just one line)

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Sentence forms

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Simple, compound, complex and minor (one-word)

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Time words/phrases

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Words or phrases that relate to what time it is, or

how time is passing

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Change in mood

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When a different mood or atmosphere is introduced

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Change in focus

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When the subject/ topic being written about changes
(e.g. it was about the football match, but now it’s
about sausage rolls afterwards)

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Change in perspective

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When the viewpoint from which it is being 
considered changes (e.g. it was from the 
protagonist’s viewpoint, but now it’s from their best 
friend’s viewpoint)
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Cyclical structure

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When a text begins and ends with the same idea/

language/ event/ situation

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Repetition

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When words, phrases, sentences or ideas are

repeated throughout a text

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Withholding information

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When something is kept a secret from the reader, at

least for a while