English Literature A-Level
Betrayal and lost love
What Betrayal and lost love means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A story of romantic betrayal told through the traditional ballad form, with symbolic gifts such as the golden chain and faded leaves representing past intimacy and decay.
Topics that use Betrayal and lost love
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Victorian Period – Christina Rossetti Selected Poems, editor Dinah Roe (Penguin, 2008) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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