English Literature GCSE
Love and care
What Love and care means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Love and care
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Presented in the poem as patient care for a partner affected by conflict, shown through the speaker's gradual exploration of her husband's wounds.
Topics that use Love and care
- 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
- Everyday imagery
- Extended Metaphor
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