English Literature A-Level
Ambiguity and multiplicity of meaning
What Ambiguity and multiplicity of meaning means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ambiguity and multiplicity of meaning
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The understanding that literary texts yield multiple, sometimes conflicting, meanings, so that literary meaning is fluid.
Topics that use Ambiguity and multiplicity of meaning
- Comparative and contextual study (Component 02) - Topics and set texts: Comparative essay (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Academic expression
- Audience reception and interpretation
- Authorial intent and contemporary anxieties
- Balanced argumentation
- Comparative analysis
- Comparative connections
- Contextual background
- Contextual frameworks
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