Structural Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Dialogue
A
Conversation between two or more characters
2
Q
Flashback
A
A section in a text that is set before the events of the main story
3
Q
Future tense
A
A verb that describes something that will happen in the future, e.g. ‘they will laugh’
4
Q
Narrator
A
The person who tells the story
5
Q
Past tense
A
A verb that describes something that happened in the past, e.g. ‘they laughed’
6
Q
Point of view
A
The way a character regards events or people
7
Q
Present tense
A
A verb that describes something that is happening now, e.g. ‘they laugh’ or ‘they are laughing’
8
Q
Sequence
A
The order in which things happen
9
Q
Setting
A
Where the events take place
10
Q
Structure
A
The organisation of a text
