Structural analysis in fiction

What you'll learn

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   Think of a story like a building 🏗️ — it has a structure that holds everything together. The structure is how the writer arranges the parts (beginning, middle, end, flashbacks, shifts in time or place).

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   Structural analysis means looking at…

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   Let's analyse the structure of a short story opening together. 📖

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   Drag the timeline markers to show the structure of this story: 'He remembered the fight. Then he walked away. Years later, he returned.' 🕰️

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   A story that starts in the middle of the action is called…

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   Which structural device is used here: 'She opened the letter. The words blurred. She was back in that classroom, aged 12.' 📜

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   Why might a writer use a flashback in a story? 🧠