Structural devices Flashcards
What is foreshadowing
A hint regarding a future event. E.g: Imagine breaker couldn’t save the world.
What is flashforward
The story is interrupted by a description of a future event
What is flashback
The story is interrupted by a description of a past event
main clause
A clause is a key part in this sentence
Short sentences
Short sentences
Are simple sentences always short
No it can contain a lot of descriptions but we will still only have one action happening in them (the sentence)
What’s SVO?
Subject verb object
In English sentences usually follow that order.
Dependent clauses
Dependent clause is an extra part to a sentence which adds further information it ‘depends’ open a main port alongside it to make the sentence.
Zoom in
When the writer focuses on a particular detail. E.g. here’s a shirt, the focus is put on the logo on the shirt; this is to give importance
Zoom out
When the writer talks about the setting.
E.g. it was a cold day and the clouds surrounded the house.
Zoom out
When the writer talks about the setting.
E.g. it was a cold day and the clouds surrounded the house.
Dialogue
When characters are talking
New character (introduction)
The introduction of a new character or thing that generally serves a new purpose in the story
New setting
For example a new scenario, usually to shift the focus the audience has on the previous scenario
Change in tone
For example from happy to sad.
