structure techniques

• tenses 


  past, present ,future
• repetition


  word or phrase being repeated
• anaphora 


  one subject used and constantly repeated
• Asyndetic listing


  using commas in a list
• syndetic listing 


  using conjunctions such as 'and' to separate a list
• rhetorical questions


  questions you are not meant to answer
• hypophora


  the writer immediately answering the rhetorical question
• declarative sentence


  a sentence that states a fact, feeling or mood
• circular structure


  the text starts and ends in a similar way
• minor sentence


  a short sentence typically one word that creates a jarring effect
• ellipsis


  ... it creates suspense