OCR GCSE English Literature key terms

A narrative technique that delays information needed to understand events, encouraging readers to question and interpret clues.

A character who observes an event and gives an account of it, allowing readers to encounter events through that character’s perspective.

An institution where poor people received food and shelter in return for work, under deliberately harsh conditions intended to discourage applications for help.

People who are employed but whose earnings are insufficient to provide a secure standard of living.

Intense enthusiasm and commitment to a belief or cause.