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More often than not the timing of an essay question in an English exam is what causes students to panic, and I know it can seem daunting when facing a time limit to write a clear and coherent answer to a que...

Often, students think that the structure of their essay depends on the question and is therefore impossible to predict — this isn't true! If you have a solid idea of the composing elements of a good structur...

Fitzgerald uses structure to successfully create dramatic tension leading up to Gatsby's first appearance, creating intense mystery around our central character. The first two chapters are utilised for this,...

Personification is when writers give human characteristics to anything that is non-human. For example, objects, ideas, or animals. This can have a powerful descriptive effect for the reader. For example 'the...

The key point is to learn quotes that will be useful. Sort your quotes into topics, where the topic heading is something that an exam question might ask about. Then work the other way, choosing a quote and s...