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GCSE English Language · key term
A change in what a text directs the reader’s attention towards.
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A change in what a text directs the reader’s attention towards, such as moving from a landscape to an individual character.
A movement in the reader’s attention from one subject, character, place or kind of material to another.
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A deliberate move in the reader’s attention, for example from a landscape to a person or from an object to a memory.
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A change in what a text directs the reader’s attention towards, such as movement from a setting to a particular person.
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A change in what a text directs the reader’s attention towards, such as moving from a setting to a character’s thoughts.
Revise: Analysing structureA shift in focus changes what receives attention. A writer might move from physical action to private thoughts, or from an individual’s experience to a wider social problem. Explain the relationship between those parts: does the shift reveal a cause, introduce a threat or make an argument seem more important?
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A change in the person, place, idea or experience receiving the reader’s attention.
A change in what the narrative directs the reader’s attention towards.
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A change in the person, place, event or idea receiving the reader’s attention.
