STRUCTURE

• flashback


  going back in time
• foreshadowing


  A warning or indication of a future even
• zooming in


  writers focus on detail
• zooming out


  the widening of the narrative focus

  usually about the setting
• dialogue


  Conversation between characters

  breaks up the narrative gives us more detail
• new setting


  change in setting
• change in tone


  Has the mood changed within the text

  What has caused this
• long sentence


  explaining long amount of words in sentence

  add detail and slow down narrative
• shift in focus


  to change the topic

  describing the setting
• listing


  A sentence with multiple phrases that create a list.
• short sentence

  builds tension

  making the action seem live

  living the action
• Climax


  most important part of the writing