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What is the most effective way to structure an essay?

Essays are an examination of your knowledge, understanding and response to a particular topic, subject or text. In planning an essay that pertains to a specified question, relate your opening hypothesis d...

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'Abram bound the youth with belts and straps,/ And builded parapets and trenches there,/ And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son' - Discuss the significance of sacrifice in relation to two Wilfred Owen poems.

Following Owen's experience as an Anglican and a soldier after working for a vicarage, his disillusionment with politics, war, and Christianity is therefore bound to his depiction of sacrifice, as t...

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How should we answer a compare and contrast question in our Language exam?

Approach this question as if you’re having an argument with yourself about what the author meant and why, in which neither side agrees or will budge. The stronger side will shine through. Do not panic!

Answered by Jake H. • English tutor

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How do you write a close analysis for an extract from a Shakespeare play?

Close analysis questions at A Level English require a lot of detailed attention to the text provided. In the extract based questions, examiners are looking for detailed understanding of language and its e...

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What does antithesis mean?

Antithesis is a literary device, quite similar to juxtaposition. But more explicitly, antithesis is the use of two opposites used in the same sentence to emphasise the contrasting effect. For example, 'Yo...

Answered by Nina P. • English tutor

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