English language - Structure notes

tenses

past, present, future

time

beginning, middle, end ] shifts in time

chronological

arranged in order of time of occurrence

Flashback/Flashforward

an interruption in the present action to show what happened earlier or later

characters

dialogue - how they speak

setting

where and when the story takes place

dual narrative

form of storytelling which is narrated from two different perspectives

cyclical structure

story ends where it began

narrative viewpoint

the perspective that a text is written from

narrative voice

the attitude, personality or character of the narrator as it is revealed through dialogue or descriptive and narrative commentary

narrator

the person who tells the story

1st/2nd/3rd person

point of view that is divided into three voices. 1st person = talking about yourself (I, we), 2nd person = talking to someone (you, y'all), 3rd person = talking about someone (he, she, they).

multiple narrators

the story is told by more than one person.