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How would I do a close reading of an unseen extract?

You would want to look at three key aspects: language, structure, and form. In terms of language, you would look at what meanings and associations certain words choices make. You could look at metaphors, ...

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How should I structure my English Essay?

When structuring your essay, you should initially look at the question and pick out the key areas that require your focus. Highlight areas of the question and write (use colours if it helps!) what is mean...

OM
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What is the best way to approach an extract question?

There are many different ways of approaching extract questions and some will work better for some more than others. However, there are steps that you can follow which will help to ensure that all the AO`s...

BM
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Explore the ways in which strong emotions caused by love are presented in A Birthday and Memory, poems by Christina Rossetti

EXAMPLE INTRODUCTION:Birthday may be considered among one of Rossetti’s most lively, expressive and passionate poems - a refreshing change from her usual style seen in the poetry collection. The poem, alt...

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When asked to refer to two or three poems in a question, how should we structure the essay?

You should firstly make a plan concerning the detailed points you want to present for each poem. Do any of them present the same point? If so, they can be linked together and put into one paragraph. Your ...

LH
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