English Literature A-Level
Form and genre
What Form and genre means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Form and genre
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Includes genre and mode, such as whether a text is a tragedy or a first-person narrative.
Topics that use Form and genre
- Assessment objectives (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Close reading as the test of interpretation
- Comparative form and narrative method
- Contextual shaping of meaning
- Critical perspectives and interpretive plurality
- Evaluation and weighing of readings
- Historical and social conditions of production
- Informed personal response
- Literary concepts and terminology
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