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What is personification and why would an author or poet use it?

Personification is when something inanimate/not living (or sometimes an animal) is presented as human and living, for example, in Act I, Scene II of “Romeo and Juliet”,

“When well-apparel...

NH
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(For unseen poetry) How does the poet present x to the reader?

Structure:

-How does it start/end? Why? Effect?

-Does it physically embody something?

-Use of stanzas? Why? Effect?

Styl...

EL
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How do I start writing an essay?

The most important thing about the essay-writing process is planning. The amount of time that you spend planning an essay determines how well that essay will flow and ultimately, the mark that you will...

DL
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How do I go about improving the structure and content of my essays?

Good question! The first place to start is to read through your marking criteria long before you start essay writing (and ideally early on in the year!) - this is what your examiner will have and will ...

RH
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How does Fitzgerald present and develop the theme of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby?

This is a very common type of question both for 'The Great Gatsby' and also other classics (taking a very obvious theme and asking you to present some interesting thoughts on it). You're going to want to ...

BF
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