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Structural features for AQA GCSE English Language -
Paper 1 Question 3 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
Terms in this set (22)
The writer's voice through which events are presented - gives the narrator's point of
Narrative voice or Narrative perspective
view
The narrator retells his or her first-hand account of the events or story, and tends to
1st person narrative
be more subjective, often using the pronouns I or we.
The narrator stands outside the events or story and tends to be more objective and
3rd person narrative
omniscient (all-knowing), often using the pronouns he, she, it, they.
Presents events or stories in a logical manner by recounting what happens from one
Chronological narrative
point in time to the next
Events are portrayed out of chronological order, so that the narrative does not
Non-linear narrative
follow a direct timeline between events
Cyclical narrative/shape Shifting focus through a series of points and ending up back at the beginning
An occurrence in which a character remembers an earlier event that happened
Flashback
before the current point of the story or before the story started
Foreshadowing Gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Where the writer points the attention of the reader. This changes throughout an
Focusing/shifting focus
extract.
Opening focus How the extract opens - narrative hook? Setting vs character?
Shifting/changing focus Shifting between different: Times; Places; People/Characters; Topics/Viewpoints
i) Zooming in from big to small & vice versa
ii) Moving from wider outside world to inside & vice versa
Movement
iii) Narrowing focus Vs wider perspectives
iv) Internal thoughts to external action/events & vice versa
How the writers uses and positions different paragraph lengths for effect - One word
Length of paragraphs
paragraph, one sentence paragraph, long paragraphs
How the writers uses and positions sentences of different lengths and structures for
Lengths of sentences
effect
Structural
Minor sentences features for AQA GCSE An
English Language
incomplete sentence that-doesn't
Paper 1 Question
contain 3
a verb or a subject
1/2
Structural features for AQA GCSE English Language -
Paper 1 Question 3 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED
Terms in this set (22)
The writer's voice through which events are presented - gives the narrator's point of
Narrative voice or Narrative perspective
view
The narrator retells his or her first-hand account of the events or story, and tends to
1st person narrative
be more subjective, often using the pronouns I or we.
The narrator stands outside the events or story and tends to be more objective and
3rd person narrative
omniscient (all-knowing), often using the pronouns he, she, it, they.
Presents events or stories in a logical manner by recounting what happens from one
Chronological narrative
point in time to the next
Events are portrayed out of chronological order, so that the narrative does not
Non-linear narrative
follow a direct timeline between events
Cyclical narrative/shape Shifting focus through a series of points and ending up back at the beginning
An occurrence in which a character remembers an earlier event that happened
Flashback
before the current point of the story or before the story started
Foreshadowing Gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Where the writer points the attention of the reader. This changes throughout an
Focusing/shifting focus
extract.
Opening focus How the extract opens - narrative hook? Setting vs character?
Shifting/changing focus Shifting between different: Times; Places; People/Characters; Topics/Viewpoints
i) Zooming in from big to small & vice versa
ii) Moving from wider outside world to inside & vice versa
Movement
iii) Narrowing focus Vs wider perspectives
iv) Internal thoughts to external action/events & vice versa
How the writers uses and positions different paragraph lengths for effect - One word
Length of paragraphs
paragraph, one sentence paragraph, long paragraphs
How the writers uses and positions sentences of different lengths and structures for
Lengths of sentences
effect
Structural
Minor sentences features for AQA GCSE An
English Language
incomplete sentence that-doesn't
Paper 1 Question
contain 3
a verb or a subject
1/2
