GCSE Religious Studies · key term

Fiction

Definition

Writing that uses invented characters or events to tell a story; it can communicate religious or moral ideas without claiming that the events actually happened.

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Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0

Specification 4.6 · Paper 1, Paper 2

Fiction explores belief through invented stories; non-fiction explains ideas and arguments directly; poetry uses concentrated language and imagery to express feelings and meanings that ordinary explanation may struggle to convey.
Revise: Literature

Edexcel Religious Studies A past papers

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Poetry

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Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0

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