Strucutral Techniques 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 eg “ they will laugh”
Narrator
The person who tells the story
Past tense
A verb describes something that happened in the past eg “they laughed”.
Point of view
The way a character regards events or people
Present tense
A verb that describes something that is happening now eg”they laugh” or “ they are laughing”
Sequence
The order which things happen
Setting
Where the events take place
Structure
The organisation of a text
Climax
The most exciting point in a story.
Empathise
To understand and share someone else’s feeling.
First person Perspective
Point of view of character involved in the story using ‘i’
Pase
The speed at which something is happening.
Symbolism
Using symbols to represent something else.
