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Writing about how authors and poets use literary devices and language to create a mood of tension is one of the quintessential, ageless GCSE questions, so I thought it would be useful to look at an iconic pa...

This is a typical question asked in English exams as they want to test how well you understand different texts- often poetry, or prose. In tackling an unseen passage, there are several things you need to con...

So in the paper 1 for English Lit you’ve got 1hr 45 and two questions which are equally weighted. You want to divide your time equally between them – and you want to plan! So lets say you’ve got 50 minutes f...

Despite early attempts to priotise resuce in this novel when we examine the contrast between the two tribes of boys in this novel we can see that it is less of a prioroty compared to survival. The importance...

You'll have to answer 30 mark extract questions in your exams on Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, and on modern texts. Whilst these questions might seem intimidating, don't worry - they're manageable if ...