Structural Features

Question 1

Chronological order

Answer 1

Events being told in the oder they happened in

Question 2

Non chronological order

Answer 2

Events being told in 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 that has already happened, as if it is in the present

Question 5

First person

Answer 5

The writer includes themselves in what they are saying

Question 6

Second person

Answer 6

The writer speaks directly to the reader or to someone else

Question 7

Past tense

Answer 7

Narrating things that have already happened

Question 8

Present tense

Answer 8

Narrating things that are happening at the moment

Question 9

Future tense

Answer 9

Narrating things that are going to happen in the future

Question 10

Direct speech

Answer 10

Speech written word for word, in speech marks

Question 11

Juxtaposition

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Paragraph

Answer 12

A section of text that focuses on one main idea

Question 13

Sentence form

Answer 13

Simple, compound, complex and minor

Question 14

Time words

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Change in mood

Answer 15

When a different mood or atmosphere is introduced

Question 16

Change in focus

Answer 16

When the subject/topic being written about changes

Question 17

Change in perspective

Answer 17

When the viewpoint from which it is being considered changes

Question 18

Cyclical structure

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Repetition

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Withholding informatiom

Answer 20

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