English Language GCSE
Omniscient Narrator
What Omniscient Narrator means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Omniscient Narrator
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An all-knowing third-person narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
A third-person narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Topics that use Omniscient Narrator
- Exploring effects and impact (02) (OCR GCSE)
- Reading: Fiction and Imaginative Writing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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