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Close analysis can be a difficult task but it is this difficulty that makes it equally rewarding. It allows the reader to zoom into sections of the text and reveal, through analysis, how the chosen writer...

First, you need to relax and stay calm which might seem difficult in an exam situation but remember when the author this piece it is unlikely they wrote it for student sitting in an exam hall. Then simply...

Passage questions appear really tricky from the outset, because you don't know what section of your text you might have to read and what may come up. Luckily, however, these questions actually give you a ...

My first piece of advice would be to read through the poems once and focus on the overall message that the poet is trying to convey and then think what poem in your anthology presents a similar overall me...

Tackling an unseen text, especially a poem, may seem daunting at first. However, the more you practice - the more comfortable you will become with close critical analysis, and you may soon even find it en...