Structural Terms

Question 1

Dialogue

Answer 1

Conversation between two or more charechters

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, e.g. ‘they will laugh’.

Question 4

Narrator

Answer 4

The person that tells the story

Question 5

Past tense

Answer 5

A verb that describes something that happened in the past, e.g. ‘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, e.g. ‘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 take place

Question 10

Structure

Answer 10

The organisation of a text.

Question 11

Narrative

Answer 11

A written story or account

Question 12

Narrative voice

Answer 12

The person telling the story from their point of view.

Question 13

Perspective

Answer 13

A particular view of something

Question 14

Structural feature

Answer 14

A feature that helps to structure a text.

Question 15

Emphathize

Answer 15

To understand and share someone else’s feelings.

Question 16

Narrow focus

Answer 16

The writer focusing on a specific (often small details) section of the text.

Question 17

Wider focus

Answer 17

Often deal with bigger details- setting etc

Question 18

Switch focus

Answer 18

When the writer changes their focus from one character to another. What a character is thinking to what a character is doing.

Question 19

Cyclical structure

Answer 19

A story ends in a similar way to how it begins (setting, action, characters or language choice)

Question 20

Climax

Answer 20

The most exciting part of the story.

Question 21

Anti-climax

Answer 21

A disappointing part of the story.

Question 22

Rising action

Answer 22

The tension / excitement/ action is getting closer.

Question 23

Falling action

Answer 23

The action starts to fall away. Often after a climax or an anti-climax.

Question 24

Contrast

Answer 24

A clear difference between things.

Question 25

First person perspective

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Pace

Answer 26

The speed at which something happens

Question 27

Symbolism

Answer 27

The use of symbols to represent something else.

Question 28

Third person perspective

Answer 28

The point of view of someone not involved in the action of a story using he, she or they.

Question 29

Openings-dialogue:characters are speaking as the narrative begins

Answer 29

The reader is thrown straight in, without orientation or warning

Question 30

Openings- description: sets the scene or describes a character

Answer 30

Establishes the mood and atmosphere, and creates a visual picture for the reader.

Question 31

Openings- character: introduces a characters thoughts.

Answer 31

Gives the reader someone to empathise with or imagine straight away.

Question 32

Openings- mystery: an intriguing event or question is set up.

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Openings-thematic statement: indicates what ideas or themes will be significant

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Openings- action: a physical description of something happening

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Compound sentences

Answer 35

A multi clausal sentence which contains two or more co- ordinating clauses

Question 36

Subordinate clause

Answer 36

A clause that gives more meaning to a main clause but does not make sense on its own.

Question 37

Preposition

Answer 37

A word used with a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or means

Question 38

Verb

Answer 38

Word that identifies actions, thoughts, feelings or the state of being.

Question 39

Synonyms

Answer 39

Words that mean the same thing or something very similar.