English Literature GCSE
Eternalising Metaphor
What Eternalising Metaphor means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Eternalising Metaphor
A Renaissance literary convention in which poets claim that their verse can grant immortality to the subject. The poem itself becomes the vehicle for transcending time and death.
Topics that use Eternalising Metaphor
- Sonnet 18 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Chiasmus
- Deictic Demonstrative
- Extended Metaphor
- Iambic Pentameter
- Oxymoron
- Personification
- Petrarchan Blazon
- Rhyming Couplet
Using Eternalising Metaphor in the exam
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