Structure Flashcards
Dialogue
Conversation between to or more characters
Flashback
A section in a text that is set before the events of the main story
Future Tense
A verb that describes something that will happen in the future
e.g ‘they will laugh’
Narrator
The person who tells the story
Past Tense
A verb that describes something that happened in the past
e.g ‘they laughed’
Point of View
The way a character regards events or people
Present Tense
A verb that describes something that is happening now
e.g ‘they laugh’ or ‘they are laughing’
Sequence
The order in which things happen
Setting
Where the events take place
Structure
The organisation of a text
Narrative
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
Narrative Voice
The person telling the story from their point of view
Perspective
A particular view of something
Structural Feature
A feature that helps to structure a text
Narrow focus
The writer focusing on a perspective (often small details) section on the text
Wider focus
Often deals with better details /setting etc.
Switch focus
When the writer changes focus from one character to another. From what a character is thinking to what a character is doing
Cyclical structure
A story ends in a similar way to how to begins. This can be from the setting/ character action etc.
Climax
The most exciting part of the story
Anti-climax
Not exciting
Rising action
The tension of the story builds up to the climax
Falling action
The mood of the story starts to fall away
Empathize
To understand and share some else’s feeling
First-person perspective
The point of view pf a character involved in the action of a story using ‘I’
Pace
The speed at which something happens
Third-person perspective
The point of view of someone not involved in the action of a story using ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’
Connotation
The underlying idead and feelings suggested by a word
Narrative writting
Creative writing
Dialogue,characters are speaking as the narrative begins, opening effects
The reader is thrown straight in, without orientation or warning
Description, sets the scene or describes a character, opening effect
Established mood and atmosphere, and creates a visual picture for the reader
Character,introduces a character’s thoughts, opening effect
Gives the reader someone to empathise with or image straightaway
Mystery, an intriguing event or question is set up, opening effect
Pulls the reader in by making them want to know what happens next
Thematic statement, indicates what ideas or themes will be significant, opening effect
Lets the reader know that the detail to follow fits into a wider context
Action, a physical description of something happening, opening effect
Can create a sense of immediate danger and throw the reader into the middle of an event
