English Literature GCSE
Literary terminology
What Literary terminology means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Literary terminology
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Precise linguistic and literary terms such as metaphor, metre, irony, persona, synecdoche and pathetic fallacy, used as tools to explain how choices shape responses.
Topics that use Literary terminology
- Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 - Learning outcomes (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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