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How does the role of the narrator influence a text's contents? Analyse the role of the narrator and his/her influence on the given work's interior meaning and subject matter.

            Though 20th century postmodern ideals contend that it is the reader, not the author, who is tasked with assigning their own interpretation upon a given text, it is not always the au...

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Discuss and analyse a poem

Generally when asked to analyse a poem, students feel overwhelmed and feel at a loss in the face of this 'abstract' challenge that they are asked to do. I think it's very important to establish an empathi...

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How do I best approach the unseen poem in IB English Literature Paper 1?

The nature of Paper 1 - that the prose and poem are unseen - means success here begins with preparation and practice. The examiner is looking for four distinct criteria: 1) interpretation and unde...

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How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby offers up a social commentary on various aspects of the 1920s society such as injustice, betrayal and corruption of the American Dream. Among the themes present...

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In what ways and to what ends have at least two of the play you have studied made use of either compressed or expanded time frames?

Compressed and expanded time frames can be used to highlight a wide range of themes within plays. Christopher Marlowe, for example, makes particular use of both the compression and expansion of time in 'D...

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