Structure Flashcards
Dialogue
Conversation between two 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’.
Sequence
The order in which things happen
Setting
Where the events take place
Structure
The organisation of a text.
Narrative
A written story or account .
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
Climax
The most exciting point in a story
Empathise
To understand and share someone else’s feelings
First person perspective
The point of view of a character involved in the action of a story , using ‘I’
Pace
The speed at which something happens at
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent something else
Third person perspective
The point of view of someone not involved in the action of a story using ‘he’ , ‘she’ or ‘they’
Declaritive
A sentance in the form of a statement
Exclamatory
An exclamatory sentance expresses strong emotion , and it ends with an exclamtion mark
Interrogative
An interrogative sentence is usually in the form of a question
Imperative
An imperative sentence usuallycontains a command
