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Someone or something, the subject of the sentence:
first person, e.g. I, we, me, my, our, us
second person, e.g. you, yours, yourself
third person, e.g. he, she, they, them, theirs

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Words that describe verbs e.g. quickly, patiently

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Words that describe nouns:
action words (do/feel/be), e.g. run, hide, think
past tense, e.g. I played the recorder
present tense, e.g. he walks to the shops
future tense, e.g. she will go home later

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Words that describe nouns e.g. green, huge, sparkly

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Used for naming words. They may be:
concrete – naming objects, e.g. table, car
abstract – naming ideas and feelings, e.g. adventure, pride
proper – naming people, places, days etc, e.g. Marie, Sweden, Monday (always capital letters)

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Paragraph lengths can affect the development of the text, e.g. a final paragraph might summarise key points in an argument.

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Dialogue allows the writer to convey information in a concise manner, which is particularly important in the short story form

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Sentence structures can affect the fluency of the text, e.g. a sudden short sentence could reveal shocking information.

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Stories must have a readable and engaging structure or the readers will switch off.

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By providing hints, this build the reader’s expectations and can cause the reader to feel a certain way.

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The ending of a text will affect how the reader feels at the end e.g. their feelings about a certain character may have changed since the opening.

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The order of events introduces and prioritises key ideas – and this can engage the reader differently, depending on the order of sequence.

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Certain effects can be created by altering the pace e.g. a slow pace builds tension or suggests boredom and a quicker pace may suit a piece about face paced events.

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Time can be used to speed up or slow down the pace of the text.

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Repetitive features can highlight key meanings, indicate a development or show a lack of change.

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For example, focusing on a gloomy landscape implies an unhappy situation. This causes the reader to question what is causing that unhappiness and what will happen next.

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Shifts are effective structural features because they create contrast.

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Tone is the creation of mood in a text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy or anger. Different elements of writing can help to create these moods. For example, long sentences or verses, with assonance, tend to create a sad, melancholic mood.

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Objects, colours, sounds and places may work as symbols. They can sometimes give us an insight into the themes e.g. a ringing bell can be a symbol for impending doom.

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This is where a phrase establishes similarity between two things. Similes usually involve the words 'like' or 'as'- he is as quick as an arrow in flight, as white as snow, like a burning star.

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