Structual Techniques

Question 1

Chronological order

Answer 1

Events being told in the order they happened in.

Question 2

Non-chronological order

Answer 2

Events being told in a different order to how they happened.

Question 3

Sequence or progression of events

Answer 3

The order in which things are narrated or described.

Question 4

Flashback

Answer 4

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

Question 5

First person

Answer 5

The writer includes themselves in what they are saying (e.g I, we, us)

Question 6

Second person

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Third person

Answer 7

The writer tells the reader about other people, from a distance (e.g he, she, it, they)

Question 8

Past tense

Answer 8

Narrating things that have already happened ( e.g I played football yesterday)

Question 9

Present tense

Answer 9

Narrating things that are happening at he moment (e.g I am playing football at the moment)

Question 10

Future tense

Answer 10

Narrating things that will happen at a future point (e.g I will play football tomorrow.

Question 11

Direct speech/dialogue

Answer 11

Speech written down word for word, in speech marks.

Question 12

Juxtaposition

Answer 12

Two opposite or very different things placed near each other for effect.

Question 13

Paragraph

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Sentence forms

Answer 14

Simple, compound, complex and minor(one word)

Question 15

Time words/phrases

Answer 15

Words or phrases that relate to what time it is, or how time is passing.

Question 16

Change in mood

Answer 16

When a different mood or atmosphere is introduced.

Question 17

Change in focus

Answer 17

When a subject/topic being written about changes to a different subject/topic (e.g it was about a football match, but now its about sausage rolls afterwards)

Question 18

Cyclical structure

Answer 18

When a text begins and ends with the same idea/language/event/situation

Question 19

Repetition

Answer 19

When words, phrases, sentences or ideas are repeated throughout a text.

Question 20

Withholding information

Answer 20

When something is kept a secret from the reader, at least for a while.

Question 21

Change in perspective

Answer 21

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