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What is the best way to structure an English Internal Oral Commentary (IOC)?

There is no one way to structure an IOC properly, but having a solid structure is essential if you wish to achieve high marks. It mainly depends on what the text type is. If you are analysing a poem, it m...

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How do I write essays about unseen poems?

A handy acronym to help you remember how to write about unseen poems is SLIME. This stands for Structure, Language, Imagery, Meaning, and Effect. When you read through the poem, you should make notes on p...

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Answered by Cait F. English tutor
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How should I structure my essay?

Before you answer your exam question, take 5 minutes to plan out your structure. This should include a short introduction to the points that you will be discussing in your essay, making sure that they are...

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Answered by Sofia B. English tutor
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Compare how power is presented in My Last Duchess and one other poem.

At the end of each of the poems, we see that the speakers have different perspectives on how the effect power has. In Ozymandias, he has learnt that power eventually fades away and “nothing besid...

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Does our geographical location determine how we speak?

In short, Yes and no. It can be argued that for some people, dialect is strongly determined by where they live or grow up - ie accent and dialect features such as vowels or method of negation; however, so...

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Answered by Bethany N. English tutor
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