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How do you approach an unseen poem?

​​​​​ Read the poem twice and think about any key themes that first jump out at you. After carefully reading the poem begin to annotate it, paying particular attention to any literary devices used by the ...

Answered by Amber A. English Literature tutor
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Can you give me a sample introduction for the following question: “All men are monsters”. To what extent does ‘Dracula’ prove this saying to be true?

The Gothic genre is generally thought to adhere to the title statement of all men being monsters, Manfred in ‘The Castle of Otranto’, Frankenstein and his monster in ‘Frankenstein’, and Ambrosio in ‘The M...

Answered by Kristina W. English Literature tutor
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what is a good method for revising for english or prepping for an exam?

For English, it is key to not get overwhelmed with memorising poems or passages from the texts that you're studying. Make sure you have read through any texts that you are covering at least twice and anno...

Answered by Amber S. English Literature tutor
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What sort of structure should my 25 mark essay have?

My A Level English Literature exam was three hours long, consisting of three 25 mark essays. This means that you should spend about an hour on each. Generally the essay should consist of an introduction, ...

Answered by Milly D. English Literature tutor
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How does the use of sound and music in Toni Morrison's novels, 'The Bluest Eye' and 'Jazz', enhance our understanding of her writing?

[I have provided an excerpt of an answer that might be expected of an English A Level student in a longer piece of written coursework. I have written an introductory paragraph, setting out my argument, an...

Answered by F.Tamsin H. English Literature tutor
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