English Language GCSE
Imaginative and creative language
What Imaginative and creative language means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Imaginative and creative language
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Language used creatively to engage the reader, even in transactional forms like articles or speeches.
Topics that use Imaginative and creative language
- Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing - 2.2 Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Audience and purpose
- Audience, purpose and context
- Coherence and cohesion
- Emotional impact and reader engagement
- Form and register
- Persuasive and rhetorical technique
- Selection and organisation of material
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