Structure In Language GCSE

The waves crashed against the rocks. A gull wheeled overhead, crying into the wind.

Inside the lighthouse, the keeper lit the final lamp, his hands trembling.

• Focus Shifts

• Zooming In/Out

• Shifts in Time

• Contrasts and Juxtapositions

The city buzzed with life—cars honking, people rushing, lights flashing.

In a quiet corner café, a girl sat alone, stirring her tea, lost in thought.

• A) Introductions and Endings

• B) Perspective/Narrative Viewpoint

• C) Zooming In/Out

• D) Repetition or Patterns

He stood at the grave, the wind tugging at his coat.

Ten years ago, they had stood here together, laughing, unaware of what was to come.

• Shifts in Time

• Focus Shifts

• Contrasts and Juxtapositions

• Introductions and Endings

I watched her walk away, my heart sinking.

She didn’t look back.

She couldn’t. If she did, she might never leave.

• A) Perspective/Narrative Viewpoint

• B) Repetition or Patterns

• C) Zooming In/Out

• D) Focus Shifts

Opening: The sirens wailed as the city burned.

Ending: In the silence that followed, only the wind remained.

• A) Introductions and Endings

• B) Contrasts and Juxtapositions

• C) Shifts in Time

• D) Focus Shifts

The banquet hall sparkled with gold and laughter.

Outside, a man begged for coins beneath the flickering streetlamp.

• A) Contrasts and Juxtapositions

• B) Perspective/Narrative Viewpoint

• C) Focus Shifts

• D) Repetition or Patterns

What is the structural technique called that involves repeating words, phrases, or patterns in a text?

• Repetition or Patterns

• Juxtaposition

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

The forest was still. Birds had stopped singing.

Even the wind held its breath.

A twig snapped.

She ran.

• Dialogue vs Description

• Pacing

• Paragraph Structure and Length

He ran. Faster. Heart pounding. Feet slipping on wet stone.

Later, he sat by the fire, breath steady, the danger behind him.

• Dialogue vs Description

• Pacing

• Paragraph Structure and Length

“We’re not safe here,” she whispered.

The room was dark, the curtains drawn tight.

Dust floated in the air like ghosts.

• A) Dialogue vs Description

• B) Pacing

• C) Paragraph Structure and Length