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What are different ways that you can 'analyse ways in which meaning is shaped' in a poetic text?

Firstly, it is important to breakdown the meaning behind this assessment objective and to understand what the exam board are looking for to ensure that the student is hitting the criteria. An analysis of ...

Answered by Craig C. English Literature tutor
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‘In literature, love can transcend any social convention or taboo’


This question would be an example of a comparative question where the student would need to compare two pieces of literature in one essay question and discuss their similarities or differences. I wi...

Answered by Lilly C. English Literature tutor
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How do you write a strong essay under timed conditions?

Preparation is key! Try to handwrite answers to as many practice questions as you can under timed conditions before the exam as possible, just to get used to writing quickly, and used to the time pressure...

Answered by Lauren A. English Literature tutor
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How do I structure an essay?

Begin by asking yourself what you want the essay to tell the reader at the end. No matter how your essay meanders, it should always come to a stop at the end with an answer (or something resembling an ans...

Answered by Sophie S. English Literature tutor
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'Fears of failure, ageing and loneliness are presented as dominating women's lives.' Explore how you have far you have found this to be true in 'Mrs Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf

Throughout 'Mrs Dalloway', women are presented as being restricted by the dominating fears of failure, ageing and loneliness. The text is set in a post-war world (1923) where political turbulence has test...

Answered by Ella W. English Literature tutor
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