How do you structure and analyse in a commentary ?

StructureThere are multiple approaches you can take to structuring your essay overall. This can be dividing your paragraphs into themes, techniques, chronologicallyHowever, to show an examiner that you understand the text and question being asked each paragraph should have a clear simple structure as this is worth a whole criteria in the mark scheme.I have a simple structure I follow each time I write an essay:Thesis- I begin the paragraph with my argument clearly stated - The author attempts to convey the destruction man has caused within nature...Specific language choice/ technique - green imagery, similes, How- explain how or in what way the writer/poet/author uses it -throughout the stanzas to portray a positive light on nature "quote"Why- why the write uses it in this way- to convey a message or to make the reader feel a certain emotion- this enables the reader to appreciate the beauty within nature and feel saddened by humans damaging the environment**Introduction and conclusion


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