English Literature A-Level
Personal devotion and faith
What Personal devotion and faith means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Personal devotion and faith
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The intimate, microcosmic conclusion in which the speaker offers their heart, shifting from universal observation to the first person.
Topics that use Personal devotion and faith
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Victorian Period – Christina Rossetti Selected Poems, editor Dinah Roe (Penguin, 2008) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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