Comparative connections
What Comparative connections means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The exploration of connections across texts through continuous, integrated comparison of themes, structured around shared concepts or contrasting methods.
Connecting the text to other texts through form, genre, theme or treatment of an idea to reveal meaningful similarities, differences or patterns.
Topics that use Comparative connections
- Subject content – A-level (AQA A-Level)
- Comparative and contextual study (Component 02) - Topics and set texts: Comparative essay (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Academic expression
- Ambiguity and multiplicity of meaning
- Audience reception and interpretation
- Authorial choice and textual effects
- Authorial intent and contemporary anxieties
- Authorial shaping of meaning
- Balanced argumentation
- Comparative analysis
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