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English Literature
A Level

How should I prepare to write a commentary on an unseen poem?

Although the unseen poetry section of an exam can seem intimidating, in my experience I've found it useful to begin by annotating the poem, and then using these annotations to structure your commentary. T...

ND
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How should I structure a comparative essay?

One of the most important things to remember when writing a comparative essay seems very obvious but it is that you must Compare the texts very closely. The examiner is most interested in seeing ...

CB
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‘Characters in pursuit of money lie at the heart of much American literature.’ By comparing The Great Gatsby with at least one other text prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you agree with this view.

[Question sourced from OCR past paper, June 2017, as a relevant example of A Level English Literature questions.]In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, 'The Great Gatsby', and Edith Wharton's 1920 serial no...

EP
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Why is space important in Middleton and Rowley's The Changeling?

First of all, it's definitely safe to say that space is one of the play's key themes. We see it in lots of different ways - but in the broadest sense, you should notice how the play moves from a wide open...

DE
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How can I analyse poetic form to help me in an essay?

Ostensibly you have to analyse how the form interacts with the poem's thematic content and how that affects your arguments: does the form prove/disprove, agree/disagree with any of your major points, or i...

BL
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