English Literature GCSE
Zoomorphism
What Zoomorphism means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Zoomorphism
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Applying animal characteristics to humans. Golding frequently describes the boys, particularly the hunters, with animalistic language ('ape-like', 'a pack of dogs').
Applying animal characteristics to humans or objects.
Applying animal characteristics to humans.
Giving animal characteristics to humans.
Topics that use Zoomorphism
- Section B (20%) 19th Century Prose (Eduqas GCSE)
- Section B (20%) Poetry 1789 to the present day (Eduqas GCSE)
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Eduqas GCSE)
- Lord of the Flies (OCR GCSE)
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The Woman in Black (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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