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Time is beautiful and ugly, compassionate and cruel. Ultimately, time gives and time takes away. In response to this view, explore connections between the ways in which Larkin and Duffy present their ideas about time.

With any question that has several parts to it, it is important you address them all. Here you would need to explain if and how time is beautiful. ugly, compassionate and cruel, as well as state whether y...

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Are there strict objectives to follow in an English essay?

Most of the time, English encourages students to be expressive and nuanced in the way they write. For A-Level, more so than GCSE, there are certain requirements put forth by different exam boards. Edexcel...

TS
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How to answer: 'Discuss and compare the role of the speaker or persona in poems you have studied. You must refer closely to the work of two or three poets in your study and base your answer on a total of three or four poems.'

As you can see, the question requires breadth (3-4 poems) and depth (it wants you to refer closely). How should you start? Begin with the basics: quickly list 3-4 poems (making sure they're written by 2-3...

RW
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How does Tennyson portray the chaotic nature of war in the poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’?

Tennyson portrays chaos through an amalgamation of techniques. Upon initial observation of the poem, the uniform stanzas separated into numbered sections may lead one to believe that war is ordered, howev...

ZA
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What things should I look for when approaching a piece of unseen poetry in an exam?

Unseen poetry comes up in both GCSE and A Level exams, although your approach will of course differ depending on which you are sitting. Some key things you might look out for are:Structure/form: how does ...

MB
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