Narrative Voice and Tone (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Relating to letters or written in letter format

Two time perspectives: 13-yr-old & 70-yr-old writer

Creates intimate, personal quality using 'you'

Sentence structure

Respectful yet genuine, grateful without sentimentality

Crediting teacher as catalyst rather than creator

Simple sentences can be more powerful than ornate rhetoric

Something sharp, sudden and penetrating

Using concrete sensory details to make memory vivid

Greeting→Adolescent→Epiphany→Impact→Gratitude