Structural Terms

Question 1

Dialogue

Answer 1

Conversation between two or more characters

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

A section in the 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
(They will laugh)

Question 4

Narrator

Answer 4

The person who tells the story

Question 5

Past tense

Answer 5

A verb that describes something that happened im the past

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

They are laughing

Question 8

Sequence

Answer 8

The order in which things happen

Question 9

Setting

Answer 9

When 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 structure a text

Question 15

Empathise

Answer 15

To understand and share someone else’s feelings

Question 16

Plot

Answer 16

Events in the story

Question 17

Narrow focus

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Wider focus

Answer 18

Often deals with bigger details/setting etc

Question 19

Switch of focus

Answer 19

When the writer changes there focus from one character to another, one setting to another, what a character is thinking

Question 20

Cyclical structure

Answer 20

When a stroy ends in a similar way to how it begins. This could be through the setting,action, the characters, language choice, actions. Etc

Question 21

Climax

Answer 21

The most exciting point of the story

Question 22

Anti-climax

Answer 22

Disappointing part of the story, not as exciting as you hoped

Question 23

Rising action

Answer 23

Tension of the story is building towards a climax

Question 24

Falling action

Answer 24

Where the action starts to fall away this can often come after a climax.

Question 25

Contrast

Answer 25

Clear difference between things

Question 26

Empathise

Answer 26

To understand and share someone else's feelings

Question 27

Pace

Answer 27

The speed at which something happens in a text

Question 28

Symbolism

Answer 28

The use of symbols to represent something else

Question 29

Third person perspective

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Opening, | Dialogue what does it do

Answer 30

Throws reader in without warning

Question 31

Opening, | Description what does it do

Answer 31

Creates mood and atmosphere creates a visual picture for the reader.

Question 32

Opening, | Introduce character what does it do

Answer 32

Gives reader someone to empathise with

Question 33

Opening, | Mystery what does it do

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Opening, | Thematic statement what does it do

Answer 34

Lets reader know the detail that follows later

Question 35

Opening, | Action what does it do

Answer 35

Creates a sense of immediate danger