Relier Pairs STRUCTURAL DEVICESVersion en ligne Identify the meaning of some structural devices used by authors. par Olawunmi Yemi-Mojeed 1 Sentence structures and types 2 Shifts 3 Endings 4 Headings, subheadings & questions 5 Temporal references 6 Repetition or patterns 7 Openings 8 Focus 9 Dialogue 10 Bullets 11 Withholding information 12 Pace 13 Paragraph lengths 14 Order of events Chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, climatic, problem and solution; writers might choose to start at the end, in the middle, or with flashbacks/flash forwards. Conversations and speech Divides the content of texts into topics and sub topics, can signal the start of new points. The conclusion of a text may be neat or leave us with questions. When words, phrases or ideas are repeated for effect. summarise and simplify a range of ideas. This is what the writer focuses on as the text develops References to time. Varied types of sentences, e.g. simple, compound, complex, imperatives, etc. These vary like sentences, e.g. to highlight significant points or to provide a detailed account. Changes in ideas and perspectives, e.g. outside to inside. The start of a text must interest the reader. Hook, fronting Clues and hints are given without revealing everything at once. The feeling of speed in writing – are events and ideas revealed to the reader slowly or quickly?
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