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Retrospection — Eduqas GCSE English Literature Definition

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GCSE English Literature · key term

Retrospection

Definition

A return to earlier events through narration or a character’s recollection.

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Eduqas GCSE English Literature · C720

Component 2

Revise: Chapters 16 to 18: sixteen years later

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