Media-res, Opens in the middle action., Juxtaposition, Placing two ideas/images together for contrasting effect., Pace, Develops at a particular rate e.g. slow or quick., Narrative voice, The perspective the story is told from e.g. first, second or third., Foreshadow, Hinting at what is to come., Flashback, Looks back at a previous event., Simple sentence, A complete sentence - one independent clause., Compound sentence, Two complete sentences - two independent clauses - joined by co-ordinating conjunctions., Complex sentence, A complete sentence (independent clause) joined with a subordinate clause by a subordinating conjunction., Climax, Intense moment of a narrative., Anaphora, Repetition of a word or phrase at the start of sentences. , Exposition, Background information on characters, events or settings to help anchor the reader., Shifts in focus, Change in attention; change of focus in or between paragraphs., End-stress, Emphasis at the end of a sentence., Foregrounding, Emphasis at the start of a sentence., Listing, A number of connected items written one after the other to emphasise a particular quality..

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