Writers choose words and language features deliberately – to have an effect on their readers. The way they structure parts of a text, eg openings and endings, influences the reader too.

Part of

English Language

Analysing non-fiction

Structure

The structure of a text is how it is organised and how its parts fit together. Writers structure their texts deliberately to have an effect on the reader.

Exam questions ask you to comment on how writers structure their texts to interest the reader. You should use terminology and show that you understand how structural features introduce and prioritise information in a text.