Structural Techniques Flashcards
1
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Foreshadowing
A
Discussion of an important plot point, with literal to no clues, left a mystery
1
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Flash Forward
A
A description of the later event causes an interruption in the flowing narrative
2
Q
Flashback
A
A discussion of a past event
3
Q
Narrative Hook
A
A CAPTURING OPENING
4
Q
Pathetic Fallacies
A
Attributing human emotion or responses to nature e.g. linking mood to the weather.
5
Q
Change of Peace
A
The writer changes the flow of a story to create a sense of action/urgency/tension or slow it down.
6
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Narrative perspective
A
Who is telling the story? Written in either first, second or third person.
7
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Perspective Shifts
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Where the point of view moves between characters or locations e.g. an event could be added.
