English Literature A-Level
Nature as a source of profound emotional resonance
What Nature as a source of profound emotional resonance means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Nature as a source of profound emotional resonance
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The use of natural things such as a morning rose or a rainbow to embrace melancholy by observing fleeting beauty.
Topics that use Nature as a source of profound emotional resonance
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Romantic Period – English Romantic Verse, editor David Wright (Penguin Classics, 1973) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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