Structural devices

Question 1

Repetition

Answer 1

a word or phrase that is used more than once

Question 2

Rule of 3

Answer 2

three adjectives or phrases used to describe something

Question 3

Juxtaposition

Answer 3

two things placed together to highlight the
contrast between them

Question 4

Anaphora

Answer 4

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning
of successive clauses

Question 5

Listing

Answer 5

a number of connected items written one after the
other to emphasise a particular quality

Question 6

Shift in focus

Answer 6

the change of focus in or between paragraphs

Question 7

Zooming in and out

Answer 7

the narrowing or widening of the
narrative focus.

Question 8

Chronological order

Answer 8

arranged in the order of time

Question 9

Flashback/forward

Answer 9

set earlier or later than the main
narrative

Question 10

Exposition

Answer 10

introduction of background information on
characters, events or settings to help anchor the reader

Question 11

Climax

Answer 11

the most intense point in the development of the narrative

Question 12

Narrative voice

Answer 12

1st / 2nd / 3rd person

Question 13

Foreshadowing

Answer 13

an advance hint of what is to come later

Question 14

Impact sentence/ fragment

Answer 14

contains three or less words

Question 15

Simple sentence

Answer 15

contains one clause with a subject and verb