English

• Noun


  A person, place, thing, idea
• Simple sentence


  Contains one clause with a subject and verb
• Verb


  An action or state
• Compound sentence


  Contains two independent clauses that are related and joined with a conjunction
• Modal Verb


  Expresses necessity or possibility
• Complex sentence


  Contains one or more subordinate clause
• Imperative


  Gives an order or command
• Impact sentence or Fragment


  Contains three or less words
• Adverb


  Modifies a verb, adjective, adverb or phrase
• Repetition


  A word or phrase that is used more than once
• Adjective


  Describes a noun
• Triple


  Three adjectives or phrases used to describe something
• Pronoun


  Used in place of a noun
• Juxtaposition


  Two things placed together to highlight the contrast between them
• Superlative


  An adjective showing the highest quality or degree
• Anaphora


  The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
• Symbolism


  The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
• Listing


  A number of connected items written one after the other to emphasise a particular quality
• Alliteration


  The same letter or sound at the start of adjacent words
• Links between paragraphs


  A recurring idea, character or object in two or more paragraphs to foreground the importance
• Metaphor


  Direct comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'
• Shifts in focus


  The change of focus in or between paragraphs
• Simile


  Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
• Zooming in and out

  The narrowing or widening of the narrative focus
• Personification


  The giving of human characteristics to a non-human object
• Chronological structure


  Arranged in the order of time
• Semantic field


  The use of a group of words that all link to the same topic
• Flashback / Flashforward


  Set earlier or later than the main narrative
• Hyperbole


  Exaggeration that should not be taken literally
• Links between the beginning and ending


  A narrative link between the start and end of a text
• Imagery


  Vivid description of a particular scene
• Exposition


  Introduction of background information on characters, events or settings to help anchor the reader
• Auditory imagery


  Vivid description of sounds
• Climax


  The most intense point in the development of the narrative
• Tactile imagery


  Vivid description of physical sensation
• Narrative voice


  1st / 2nd / 3rd person
• Olfactory imagery


  Vivid description of smell
• Direct speech


  The speech of a character in ""
• Gustatory imagery


  Vivid description of taste / flavour
• Tense


  Past, present, future