English Literature GCSE
Deictic Demonstrative
What Deictic Demonstrative means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Deictic Demonstrative
A word (such as 'this,' 'that,' 'here,' 'there') that points to something in the immediate context. In Sonnet 18, 'this' in the final couplet refers to the poem itself.
Topics that use Deictic Demonstrative
- Sonnet 18 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Chiasmus
- Eternalising Metaphor
- Extended Metaphor
- Iambic Pentameter
- Oxymoron
- Personification
- Petrarchan Blazon
- Rhyming Couplet
Using Deictic Demonstrative in the exam
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