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First thing is, try not to worry, it's only natural to panic about being able to quote your texts in a closed book exam but you have to remember that the examiners are not expecting you to be able to recite ...

The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are really an advertisement for an eye doctor; they feature on a billboard that overlooks the valley of ashes, a desolate area through which the characters in the novel mus...

The nature of Paper 1 - that the prose and poem are unseen - means success here begins with preparation and practice. The examiner is looking for four distinct criteria: 1) interpretation and understanding o...

As with any exam task, you should balance using your own ideas to engage critically with the text with, maintaining a strong focus on the requirements of the question. Before you start, ensure that you have ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby offers up a social commentary on various aspects of the 1920s society such as injustice, betrayal and corruption of the American Dream. Among the themes presented, the one ...