structural devices

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location
able to visualise
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setting
time or place, or both
2 of 21
protagonist
the main character, centre of attention
3 of 21
character
anyone who isnt the protaginist
4 of 21
1st person narrative
no narration
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2nd person narrative
talking to the audience
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3rd person narrative
a person in the play talking
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narrative voice
aggressive? humorous? happy?
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narrative perspective
the narrators point of view, usually more effective with emotions
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omniscient narrator
all knowing narrator, past, present or future
10 of 21
unreliable narrator
bias, lies cannot be relied upon
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intro
beginning of text
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conclusion/denounment
ending of a text
13 of 21
chronological order (structure)
correct order of time
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climax
dramatic scene/key part
15 of 21
flashback
thinking of a memory
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flashforward
sight into the future
17 of 21
topic sentence
gives the reader a clue about the context of the paragraph
18 of 21
pattern/sequence
same image, repeating ideas
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listing
list of items or ideas in a text
20 of 21
sentance forms
simple, compound and complex
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Card 2

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setting

Back

time or place, or both

Card 3

Front

protagonist

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Card 4

Front

character

Back

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Card 5

Front

1st person narrative

Back

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