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To what extent is Aphra Behn's 'Oronooko' a novel? Consider notions such as realism, characterisation and narrative method.

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko proves a difficult text to place within the genre of the British novel, largely due to the way in which the text’s narrator itself overtly refutes that it is a work of fiction and thus ...
AP
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What is juxtaposition and how is it used in a text?

Commonly juxtaposition is thought to be two things that contrast with one another in a text, however it actually means for two subjects to sit side by side in 'juxta' position, and therefore does not necessa...
CF
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How do I structure an exam style answer to a question?

The best way to structure an answer to include all of the components necessary for a strong argument is by using the SEA structure which is short for: statement, evidence, analysis. So, to start the answer i...
CF
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How does Margaret Atwood create a sense of reality in her novel, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?

Intro: Start with a relevant quote : ‘context is all’. We are encouraged to remember this throughout the novel. Atwood’s realism is strongly connected to the events within the novel which are based on real l...
MS
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How do I answer a question in an exam on a text I’ve never seen before?

Responding to a question under exam conditions is all about preparation. Of course, you can never know exactly what type of question you will have to answer, and this can be especially hard in a case where y...
GD
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