Latin A-Level
Literary genre and conventions
What Literary genre and conventions means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Literary genre and conventions
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The genre it belongs to and the conventions it uses form part of the wider context surrounding a prescribed verse set text.
Topics that use Literary genre and conventions
Related terms
- Accurate recall of contextual detail
- Audience and circumstances of composition
- Historical and political background
Using Literary genre and conventions in the exam
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