Structural Techniques Flashcards
Chronological order
Events being told in the order they happened in
Non-chronological order
Events being told in a different order to how they happened
Sequence or progression of events
The order in which things are narrated or described
Flashback
A section when we suddenly ‘go back in time’ and experience something that’s already happened, as if it’s in the present (different to a character just remembering something)
First person
The writer includes themselves in what they are saying (e.g.I, we, us
Second person
The writer speaks directly to the reader or to someone else (e.g.you
Third person
The writer tells the reader about other people, from a distance (e.g.he, she, it, they)
Past tense
Narrating things that have already happened (e.g.I played football yesterday)
Present tense
Narrating things that are happening at the moment (e.g.I am playing football at the moment)
Future tense
Narrating things that will happen at a future point (e.g.I will play football tomorrow)
Direct speech/dialogue
Speech written down word for word, in speech marks
Juxtaposition
Two opposite or very different things placed near each other for effect
Paragraph
A section of text that focuses on one main idea (they can be different lengths, from whole pages down to just one line.
Sentence forms
Simple, compound, complex and minor (one-word)
Time words/phrases
Words or phrases that relate to what time it is, or how time is passing
