English Literature GCSE
Nature and the Environment
What Nature and the Environment means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nature and the Environment
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Reference: AQA
The poem’s focus on environmental decay, moving from natural riches to pollution and wider anxiety about climate change and ecological disaster.
Topics that use Nature and the Environment
- Poetry anthology: Worlds and Lives (AQA GCSE)
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