Genre conventions
What Genre conventions means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: OCR
Genre-specific critical concepts, such as 'abhuman' for Gothic or 'dystopian protagonist' for Dystopia, can be built into a glossary and applied to unseen extracts.
The conventions associated with different literary periods and genres, which wider reading beyond the set texts helps learners grasp.
The specific conventions of drama, such as staging and dialogue, and of poetry, such as rhythm and imagery, shape meaning.
Features of a genre, such as the oppressive state in dystopian fiction, which authors adopt, subvert, or evolve.
The traditional features associated with a poetic genre, whose function shapes tone, theme and reader response.
The conventions of the broader topic area within which specific textual details construct meaning.
Topics that use Genre conventions
- 2b. Content of A Level in English Literature (H472) (OCR A-Level)
- 2c. Content of Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Component 01) (OCR A-Level)
- Comparative and contextual study (Component 02) - Topics and set texts: Comparative essay (OCR A-Level)
- Comparative and contextual study (Component 02) - Topics: Close reading (OCR A-Level)
- Component 3: Poetry (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Close reading
- Context of production
- Context of reception
- Contextual influence
- Historical context
- Literary devices
- Literary movements
- Multiple interpretations
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