English Literature GCSE
Everyday imagery
What Everyday imagery means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Everyday imagery
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The accumulation of domestic images, from a vacuum cleaner and coffee pot to a car and a raincoat, which shift from useful to protective.
Topics that use Everyday imagery
- Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Poetry Anthology: Relationships (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Animal imagery and conceit
- Conflict and military imagery
- Desire and self-presentation
- Disillusion and the end of love
- Emotional restraint
- Enchantment
- Extended Metaphor
- Family love between child and grandparent
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