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1
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What is a linear structure?

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A text that is in chronological order.

2
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What is a non-linear structure?

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A text that is in non-chronological order.

3
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What is a motif?

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A repeated idea/object/image in a text.

4
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What is foreshadowing?

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A warning or hint of a future event.

5
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What is a cyclical structure?

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A narrative that starts and ends in the same place.

6
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What does it mean when a text zooms in?

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The writer focuses on something big (e.g. setting) and then moves closer to a small detail.

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What does it mean when a text zooms out?

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A writer starts by describing something small and then moves out to describe something big.

8
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What is focusing?

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Where the writer points the attention of the reader. This changes throughout the passage.

9
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What is introducing?

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When a character or idea is first mentioned.

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What is developing?

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As we are give more information, we learn more about a character or situation.

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What is changing?

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A writer will change the focus throughout the course of the opening by introducing a new character or event.

12
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What is concluding?

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Where the examiner has chosen to end the extract will usually indicate a kind of conclusion.