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Narrative compression

GCSE English Literature · key term

Narrative compression

Definition

The shortening of narrative time, so that a long period of events is covered in relatively little text.

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How each exam board covers it

OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

Paper 1

Revise: Chapters 5 to 10: Lowood

OCR English Literature past papers

Related key terms

Bildungsroman
Consumption
First-person narrator
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Foreshadowing

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