English Literature GCSE
Speaker
What Speaker means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Speaker
The narrative voice of the poem. The speaker is a persona created by the poet and should not be automatically assumed to be the poet themselves.
Topics that use Speaker
- Unseen Poetry: Analysis and Comparison (OCR GCSE)
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Using Speaker in the exam
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