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How do you identify metre in poetry?

Identifying metre can be tricky, since it is sometime quite subtle. However, the easiest way to find the metre is to read the text out loud, placing additional emphasis wherever it feels natural. This will u...
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Answered by Gregory W. • English tutor
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factorise x^3 + 3x^2 - 13x - 15

For convience we can call the polynomial f(x). Using the fact that the product of the roots of a polynomial equals the constant term, we know that the product of the roots is -15. We can therefore guess a ro...
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A chemist has 3 beakers, each containing a pure sample of acetone (2-propanone), isopropanol (2-propanol) and propanal. Using chemical techniques, suggest how the chemist may be able to determine which beaker contains which sample. [4]

Brady's reagent is an orange solution of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine which reacts with carbonyl containing functional groups to produce an orange precipitate (2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone derivative of the carb...
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The protection of trade routes was the most important reason for the British Interest in the Eastern Question. How far do you agree with this view?

To a certain extent Trade was paramount for Britain in the Eastern Question. For example at the Treaty of Paris in 1856, Russia was denied access to the Black Sea straits and this demilitarization continued ...
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Evaluate whether 'love thy neighbour' is the most important moral principle for a Christian.

Christianity’s fundamental basis is the life of Christ as found in the Gospels. In the Gospels Christ declares ‘love thy neighbour’ as the ‘greatest commandment’ as found in Matthew 22:35–40 and Mark 12:28–3...
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