AQA GCSE English Language Structural Devices Flashcard

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which events occur?

Back

Setting

Front

Which type of narrator uses 'I' or 'me'?

Back

First-Person Narrator

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What is a temporary interruption of the chronological sequence of events to reveal something that happened earlier?

Back

Flashback

Front

What is the term for the main character, often the 'hero' of the story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the term for conversation between characters?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is the term for a character who contrasts with another to highlight particular qualities?

Back

Foil

Front

What is the term for a discrepancy between the expected state and how things really are?

Back

Irony

Front

What is the term for the attitude that a writer conveys through their language and stylistic choices?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the term for the morals, ideas, and deeper meanings contained in a literary text?

Back

Themes