Writing Techniques

• Noun


  An object, person or place
• Abstract Noun


  Noun's you can't see/touch
• Concrete Noun


  Noun's you can see/touch
• Exclamatory Sentence


  A sentence to express suprise
• Interrogative Sentence


  A question
• Verb


  A doing word (Action)
• Dynamic Verb


  A verb describing movement
• Static Verb

  A verb describing thoughts and emotions
• Auditory Imagery 


  Imagery shown using sounds
• Olfactory Imagery


  Imagery shown using smells
• Syllabic Sentence


  One syllable sentence
• Alliteration


  A phrase with words starting with the same letters
• Tactile Imagery


  Imagery shown using touch/feel
• Hyperbole

  Exaggerated statements - Not taken literally
• Declarative Sentence


  Declares/states something
• Foil Character


  A character who contrasts with another character
• Synesthesia


  Where a sense is used to describe another
• Plosive


  Sounds like 'buh' and 'puh' - From your lips
• Symbolism

  Use of objects to symbolize/show a deeper meaning
• Visual Imagery


  Words to paint a picture/scene/thing
• In Medias Res


  Starting without an introduction - Straight into the action
• Analepsis


  Flashback in time
• Prolepsis

  Flashforward in time
• 3rd Person


  Refers to someone else - 'Him' 'Her' 'They'
• 1st Person


  Refers to yourself - 'I' 'Me'