Structural techniques

Question 1

Simple sentence

Answer 1

Contains one clause with a subject and verb
E.G: “I sat down”

Question 2

Compound sentence

Answer 2

Contains two independent clauses that are joined with a conjunction
E.G: “I sat down, for I was tired”

Question 3

Juxtaposition

Answer 3

Two things place 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
E.G: “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times”

Question 5

Syndetic listing

Answer 5

List that is joined with conjunctions
E.G: “The dog and the cat and the rabbit”

Question 6

Asyndetic listing

Answer 6

List that isn’t joined with conjunctions
E.G: “The dog, the cat, the rabbit”

Question 7

Prolepsis

Answer 7

Foreshadow

Question 8

Analepsis

Answer 8

Flashback

Question 9

Circular narrative

Answer 9

Coming back to the same point as the start at the end of the text / paragraph

Question 10

Cataphoric reference

Answer 10

A word in a text is referring to another word later in the text and you must look forward to understanding it
“‘Even though I called him yesterday, Paul didn’t answer my questions”