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Key Structural Features of Writing

The document outlines various structural features used in writing, particularly in the context of reading. It defines each feature, such as tenses, repetition, anaphora, and rhetorical questions, providing examples to illustrate their use. These features enhance the clarity and impact of written communication.

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Key Structural Features of Writing

The document outlines various structural features used in writing, particularly in the context of reading. It defines each feature, such as tenses, repetition, anaphora, and rhetorical questions, providing examples to illustrate their use. These features enhance the clarity and impact of written communication.

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STRUCTURAL FEATURES

Structural Definition Example (Topic: Reading)


Feature

Tenses Use of present, past, or future "I read every night before bed."
verb forms to indicate time (present) / "I used to read under the
covers as a child." (past)

Repetition Repeating the same word, "Read today. Read tomorrow. Read
phrase, or structure for every day."
emphasis

Anaphora Repeating the same word or "She opened the book, she turned
phrase at the beginning of the page, she began to read."
successive clauses

Listing A sequence of items or ideas "Books inspire, inform, entertain, and


presented one after the other educate."

Rhetorical A question posed for effect, "Isn’t it time every child had access
Question not meant to be answered to books?"

Hypophora A question asked and then "Why do we read? Because stories


immediately answered by the help us grow."
writer

Declarative A sentence that states a fact "Reading improves memory and


Sentence or opinion focus."

Circular A structure where the text "He opened his first book in that
Structure ends where it began chair—and many years later, he read
his last one there too."

Direct Speech The exact words spoken, She said, "Reading is my favourite
shown within quotation marks escape."

Indirect Speech Reported speech without She mentioned that reading helped
quotation marks her relax.

Minor Sentence An incomplete sentence that "No doubt about it." or "So many
still makes sense books."

Connectives Words or phrases used to link "I stayed up late because the story
ideas together was too good to stop."

Fronted An adverb or adverbial phrase "After dinner, I curled up with a good


Adverbials placed at the start of a book."
sentence

Headings Titles that indicate the subject The Joy of Reading


of a section of text

Subheadings Titles that divide and organise Benefits for Children (under The Joy
parts under a main heading of Reading)

Italics Slanted text used for emphasis *I always remember the line: “Books
or to distinguish information are the mirrors of the soul.”

Bold Fonts Dark, thick letters used for Reading is the foundation of
emphasis or to highlight key learning.
words

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