Structure Features And Terms 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
Narrator
The person who tells the story
Past tense
A verb that describes something that happened in the past
Point of view
The way a character regards events or people
Present tense
A verb that describes something that is happening now
Sequence
The order in which things happen
Setting
Where the events take place
Structure
The organisation of the text
Narrative
A written story or account
Perspective
A particular view of something
Narrative voice
The person telling the story from their point of view
Structural feature
A feature that helps structure a text
Emphasis
To share and understand somebody else’s feelings
Plot
The events in a story
Narrow focus
The writer focusing in a specific(often small details)section of the text.
Wider focus
Often deals with bigger details/setting etc
Switch focus
When the writer changes there focus from one character to another or one setting to another from what a character is doing.
Cyclical structure
Where a story ends in a similar way to how it begins this could be through the setting the action the characters and language choice
Climax
The most exciting part of the story
Anticlimax
Disappointing or not exciting
Rising action
The tension of the story is building towards the climax
Falling action
The atmosphere starts to fall away often come after climax
Contrast
A clear difference between things
First person perpective
The point of view of the character involved in the story
Pace
The speed of which something happens
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent something
Third person perspective
The point of view of someone not involved in the action of the story
Dialogued
Reader is thrown in without description
Description describes scene
Establish mood and atmosphere
Character introduces a characters thoughts
Gives the reader someone to emphasise and imagine straightaway
Mystery a intriguing event or question is set up
Pull the reader in making them read more
Thematic statement indicates ideas or themes that are significant
Know the reader what details to follow
Action a physical thing happening
Can create immediate danger and throws reader into event.
