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English
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How do I do close analysis?

We shall look at the key terms needed for close analysis - such as metaphors, alliteration, assonance etc and build a word bank.

Then we shall practise finding these in poems / novels and...

Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I revise for exams?

We shall have revision sessions where we identify the key themes of the given text(s) and look at key quotations and moments for each themes. Using techniques such as queue cards and posters we shall e...

Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I structure my essays?

1. We shall begin with looking at the introduction - breaking it down into what how and why. Then we shall look at the major themes in the studied text and formulate an argument in response to the spec...

Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I stay focussed when analysing large sections of a text?

Analysing a larger section of a text – perhaps a chunk of a novel – can seem incredibly daunting at first, even if you have encountered the text in question before.

Here is...

Answered by Jessica M. English tutor
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How do I find key themes?

To find key themes in poetry and prose you should revise the content of the text in order to group similar events or similar words. For example, you would find a lexical set of greed in Seamus Heaney's...

Answered by Sioned D. English tutor
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