Structural Key Terms/features

Question 1

Dialogue

Answer 1

Conversation between two or more characters

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

A section in a text that is set before the events of the main story

Question 3

Future tense

Answer 3

A verb that describes something that will happen in the future eg ‘they will laugh’

Question 4

Narrator

Answer 4

The person who tells the story

Question 5

Past tense

Answer 5

A verb that describes something that happened in the past, eg. ‘They laughed’

Question 6

Point of view

Answer 6

The way a character regards events or people

Question 7

Present tense

Answer 7

A verb that describes something that is happening now ‘they laugh’ or ‘they are laughing’

Question 8

Sequence

Answer 8

The order in which things happen

Question 9

Setting

Answer 9

Where the events are taking place

Question 10

Structure

Answer 10

The organisation of text

Question 11

Narrative

Answer 11

A written story or account

Question 12

Perspective

Answer 12

A particular view of school

Question 13

Narrative voice

Answer 13

The person telling the story from their point of view

Question 14

Structural features

Answer 14

A feature that helps to structure a text

Question 15

First person perspective

Answer 15

The point of view of a character involved in the action of a story

Question 16

Pace

Answer 16

The speed at which something happens

Question 17

Symbolism

Answer 17

The use of symbols to represent something else

Question 18

Opening

Dialogue: starts with speaking as the narrative begins

Answer 18

Effect

The reader is thrown straight in without orientation or warning

Question 19

Opening

Description: sets the scene or describe a character

Answer 19

Effect

Establishes a mood and atmosphere, and creates a visual picture

Question 20

Opening

Character: introduces a characters thoughts

Answer 20

Effect

Gives the reader someone to empathise with or imagine straightaway

Question 21

Opening

Mystery: an intriguing event or question is set up

Answer 21

Effect

Pulls the reader in by making them want to know what happens next

Question 22

Opening

Thematic statement: indicates what ideas and themes will be significant

Answer 22

Effect

Lets the reader know that the detail to follow fits into a wider context

Question 23

Opening

Action: a physical description of something happening

Answer 23

Effect

Can create a sense of immediate danger and throw the reader into the middle of an event.