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Before beginning any essay it is always helpful to have a clear structure in mind and to spend a few minutes applying your structure to the question you are given. A simple framework that can be moulded t...

Content is what a text says. Form is the way in which what it says is arranged. Everything from a chapter to a paragraph to a punctuation mark is a way of arranging the content of a text, and thus a forma...

Firstly, and it cannot be repeated enough, but Do. Not. Panic. It is very easy to be intimidated by a piece of poetry – especially one you’ve never seen before. But, the sooner you realise that this poem ...

Although a closed book exam means you won't get to have the texts in front of you, there's no need to panic, and no need to feel that you won't be able to use quotations! One of the best ways to approach ...

Even with the most seemingly unrelated texts, comparison between them is easy once you have the knack. Just because you are asked to compare them, doesn’t mean you need to argue how they are similar; if y...