English Literature GCSE
Animal imagery and conceit
What Animal imagery and conceit means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Animal imagery and conceit
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
An extended canine metaphor presents love as a pet that is both loyal and physically troublesome, creating ambivalence and unease.
Topics that use Animal imagery and conceit
- Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Poetry Anthology: Relationships (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Conflict and military imagery
- Desire and self-presentation
- Disillusion and the end of love
- Emotional restraint
- Enchantment
- Everyday imagery
- Extended Metaphor
- Family love between child and grandparent
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