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How should I structure my unseen poetry response in paper 1?

Read through the poem at least twice in its entirety before doing anything, thinking about any key themes which arise.Always write a plan, this will be in your answer booklet in the actual exam, but that doe...
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How do I create a thesis statement for a poem analysis for the IOC?

For the IOC, it is critical that you create a consistent and coherent argument based on a point you make about the poem - something that you identify is being commented on or criticized in the poem. This wil...
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Write a very brief yet exhaustive analysis of the symbolism in Lord Tennyson's poem "A Farewell"

The poem written by Lord Tennyson seems to be making a very big metaphor all the way through it. The whole text is a personification of a river that actually represents the flow of life. The atmosphere, in f...
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Write a Commentary on Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy (Paper 1)

http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/valentine The poem “Valentine” by Carol Ann Duffy dismisses the archetypal and materialistic notions surrounding love and romance and instead explores a m...
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Write a short commentary on a passage from Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."

In this extract, we see Offred bathing and considering her existence. This scene can be seen as an extended metaphor for the conflict that Offred is experiencing between memories of a former life and her new...
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