English Literature A-Level
Class and social voice
What Class and social voice means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Class and social voice
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Class and social voice in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Class signalled through register shifts, for example a detective's formal statement contrasted with a suspect's colloquial denial.
Topics that use Class and social voice
- Elements of crime writing (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Ambiguity and unresolved endings
- Betrayal
- Closure and resolution
- Crime across literary periods
- Crime as narrative driver
- Crime as social critique
- Elements
- Execution and consequence
Using Class and social voice in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise English Literature questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All English Literature A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge