English Literature GCSE
Holistic
What Holistic means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Holistic
Characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. In this poem, beauty is holistic because the physical and spiritual are inseparable.
Topics that use Holistic
- She Walks in Beauty (OCR GCSE)
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Using Holistic in the exam
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