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The most important thing about the essay-writing process is planning. The amount of time that you spend planning an essay determines how well that essay will flow and ultimately, the mark that you will...

The use of language to refer to something other than what it was originally applied to or what it ‘literally’ means in order to make a connection between the two things, or suggest a resemblanceWe recogni...

That's a really interesting point to raise. In short, I don't think we can, especially if the author has passed away. 

Looking at the text though, there are definitely hints pointing us t...

By GCSE, you will probably be familiar with the P.E.E (Point, Evidence, Explain) structure but even then, analysing your ‘evidence’ without simply feature spotting can be quite difficult. As you learn ...

The first step to writing a good essay is to carefully read the poem. From here it is a good idea to highlight the different literary devices the poet uses. These can include: similes/ metaphors, perso...