the effect of techniques such as simile and metaphor.

the words and phrases the writer is using.

When you analyse structure you should explore...

Is this statement true or false?  "When you look at the structure of a text you just need to summarise what happens."

The narrator describes the boys playing football.

The writer uses a combination of internal thoughts and external actions.

Which of the following methods are structural devices?

Which of the following methods are language devices?

Key Stage 3

Analysing structure: Ten Minutes' musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson

In the title, Ten Minutes' Musing, what does the word "musing" mean?

What kind of narrator is used in the story?

What is the occupation of the narrator in the story?

Alice Dunbar Nelson was a writer and part of a cultural and artistic movement called...

Which of the following themes do you think the short story, Ten Minutes' Musing explores most?