Narrative perspective
What Narrative perspective means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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One of the ways a writer shapes meaning, alongside language and structure, which should be analysed in the exam response.
The point of view from which the story is told (e.g., first-person, third-person).
Topics that use Narrative perspective
- Modern texts (AQA GCSE)
- Poetry anthology: Power and Conflict (AQA GCSE)
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