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Structure - Coggle Diagram
Structure
Focus
Setting
Characters
Plot
Beginning
End
Punctuation
Comma
Used to separate clauses in long sentences
Used to give extra information not critical to the sentence
Colon
Used to introduce a more important clause
Semicolon
Used to separate two clauses of equal importance
Question mark
Used to show a question or rhetorical question has been asked
Exclamation mark
Used in dialogue when a character raises their voice
Structural techniques
Repetition
When a word or phrase is repeated multiple times for emphasis
Dialogue
When characters speak to one another
Flashback
When a past event is described or remembered by a character
Flash-forward
When a future event is described
Sentence/paragraph length
Long
Creates an overwhelming, depressing or tense atmosphere or slows the text down
Short
Creates a sense of panic, urgency, fear or speed
Narrative
First person
Enables the reader to imagine being in the position of the narrator better
Third person
Enables the reader to be omniscient and witness scenes involving different characters
How a writer focuses the reader's attention and how a text is built