Top answers

GCSE To Kill A Mockingbird Question - Who are the mockingbird figures in the novel and what is their significance to the novel as a whole?

This is an example of how to structure a question in an exam. INTRODUCTION:Time constraint in an exam means that you will need to write an essay that signposts exactly what your essay is about - you will sta...
JA
Answered by Jemimah A. • English tutor
3193 Views

How is the theme of violence portrayed in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Despite being on of Shakespeare's comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream ( AMND ) is a play set in the fallout of the Athenian-Amazonian war, and the farces that drive the comedic plots constantly threaten to t...
JS
Answered by Jaxon S. • English tutor
4123 Views

Describe and explain the structure of Carol Ann Duffy's "War Photographer".

The poem has a consistent structure; it is divided into four stanzas, each with six lines. This uniformity in structure brings out a sense of stagnancy, or an inability to progress towards something new, sim...
DN
Answered by Dermot N. • English tutor
15002 Views

Name a couple of literary techniques that are used in the poem 'Valentine,' by Carol Ann Duffy?

In Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine,' she regularly uses metaphor to demonstrate the ways in which an onion can represent the romance of a relationship. In the second line of the first stanza, she describes...
WO
Answered by Willow O. • English tutor
12911 Views

What is the importance of Kingship, in Macbeth?

The idea of kingship is essential to Macbeth for a number of reasons. In Jacobean times, the King was the most important person alive, and was, in the eyes of the citizens, “God’s anointed temple” The King w...
SC
Answered by Stephen C. • English tutor
27351 Views