GCSE Fiction Technique Bank

This interactive technique bank brings together every technique from Mrs Wear's Language Technique Bank, Structure Technique Bank and Fiction Technique Bank. It covers 44 language techniques, from word classes, semantic fields and euphemism to imagery, sibilance, metaphor and pathetic fallacy, and 33 structure techniques, from in medias res, flashbacks and foreshadowing to juxtaposition, asyndetic lists and minor sentences. Avoid the feature-spotting trap. Naming a technique on its own earns very few marks in GCSE English Language or Literature. Examiners want to know why the writer chose it and what effect it has on the reader. That is why every technique here comes with potential effects. Treat them as a springboard, not a finished answer, and apply them to the exact words in the text in front of you. How to use it: filter by Language or Structure, or by a group such as Sound devices or Sentence level. Look it up lets you search every definition, example and effect. Flashcards and Name the technique help you recognise techniques quickly. Explain the effect is where the marks are: you see a technique and an example, write why a writer might use it, then compare your answer with Mrs Wear's notes. Use it for reading questions such as AQA Paper 1 Questions 2 and 3, for literature essays, and for your own creative writing, where you can deliberately use techniques from the bank. The technique bank is free and was written by Mrs Wear, a qualified English teacher with a First Class Degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick.