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What does the light motif mean in Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire''?

Light is generally seen as something that shows up the flaws in something – we use phrases like “holding something up to the light” to mean inspecting the genuineness of something, or talk about “shedding...

Answered by Cecily F. English tutor
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GCSE English Language Paper 1, Question 5: Student presented with a picture of a lake. Question: Describe a journey inspired by this picture

If working on a question like this I would encourage and push a student in a number of specific directions. What the question wants is a detailed, engaging description of a particular place, with a person...

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How should I approach an analysis of a poem from my anthology?

There are two key things to remember when tackling one of the poems found in your anthology in order to achieve high marks. The first, and most important, is to have already prepared three or four cohesiv...

Answered by Ben B. English tutor
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How should I approach poetry analysis?

A good way to approach poetry analysis is asking yourself "what effect is the poet trying to create?" and "how does the poet do this?" Remembering 'PETAL' which stands for point, evide...

Answered by Fiona W. English tutor
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How would you structure an answer to this question - 'Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present aspects of desire. You must write about AT LEAST TWO poems in your answer AS WELL AS a prose text you have studied. [25 marks]'

Following an introduction that sets out your argument and the context that will support it, each paragraph of your essay should include a topic sentence (which outlines the argument you will make in the p...

Answered by Hannah S. English tutor
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