Narrative perspective
What Narrative perspective means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A literary device, such as shifts in narrative perspective, that must be identified and explicitly connected to the overarching themes and specific meanings generated within the text.
One aspect of the writer's craft to examine, alongside structural choices and linguistic devices, when analysing an extract.
A feature that may be shifted in the re-creative piece, such as rewriting a pivotal moment from a character's viewpoint.
Topics that use Narrative perspective
- Comparative and contextual study (Component 02) - Topics: Close reading (OCR A-Level)
- Literature post-1900 (Component 03) - Task 1: Close reading OR Re-creative writing with commentary (OCR A-Level)
- Literature post-1900 (Component 03) - Task 1: Re-creative writing with commentary (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Academic expression
- Academic register and expression
- Academic register and tone
- Analytical argumentation
- Analytical interpretation
- Analytical writing skills
- Assessment objective targeting
- Authorial craft
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