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GCSE English Literature · key term
A quality in writing that arouses pity or sorrow, especially through a character's suffering.
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Language or action that evokes pity, sorrow or sympathy.
Revise: ShylockAn actor might deliver it with exhaustion, bitterness or an effort to preserve dignity. His subsequent statement that he is unwell adds pathos to his departure.
A quality that arouses pity or sympathy, especially through the presentation of suffering or loss.
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Persuasion through an appeal to the audience’s emotions.
An appeal to an audience’s emotions, such as pity, fear or anger.
An appeal to an audience’s emotions and shared values.
Language designed to arouse sympathy or sorrow, such as the description of Bob holding Tiny Tim’s hand.
Language intended to evoke sympathy, sadness or compassion.
An emotional effect that evokes pity or sadness, often through the suffering of a vulnerable character.
A way of presenting events which encourages strong sympathy, sadness or compassion.
A quality in writing that evokes pity or sorrow, often through a character’s suffering or helplessness.
A quality that arouses pity or sympathetic sadness, often because someone seems vulnerable.
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An emotional effect that arouses pity or sadness, particularly through suffering or vulnerability.
Revise: Chapters 9 and 10These hopes create pathos because Boxer has devoted his life to the farm and asks for little in return. They also clarify what a just society should provide: care for workers when they can no longer work. As a representative of the exploited working population, Boxer exposes the gap between the revolution’s promises and its rulers’ actions.
An emotional effect that arouses pity or sorrow, often through a character’s suffering or vulnerability.
A feeling of sympathetic sorrow that a writer creates for a character’s suffering.
Writing that arouses pity or tender sadness, often by showing vulnerability, suffering or loss.
A quality in writing that arouses pity or sorrow.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Writing that arouses pity or sorrow, often by showing vulnerability, suffering or loss.
Revise: Bob Cratchit and Tiny TimThe Ghost first describes a vacant seat and an ownerless crutch that has been carefully preserved. These everyday objects make the possible loss tangible: readers imagine the place where Tim should be and the family keeping something associated with him. This creates pathos, arousing sorrow and pity.
Language or detail that arouses pity or sorrow.
Component 2
Writing that arouses pity or sorrow, often by drawing attention to vulnerability or suffering.
Revise: Stave ThreeBob carries him home from church and holds his hand beside the fire. These physical details show Tim’s dependence and his father’s tenderness, creating pathos without making Tim merely an anonymous example of suffering.
A quality in writing that evokes pity, tenderness or sorrow, such as Bob’s grief for Tiny Tim.
A quality in writing that evokes pity or sorrow.
