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What is the difference between 'horror' and 'terror' in Gothic literature?

‘Horror’ and ‘Terror’ Distinction: Horror = physical emotion (sensationalism) Terror = psychological (subtle, sublime) Origins: Horror = Matthew Lewis ('The Monk') Terror = Anne Radcliffe ('The Mysteries of ...
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How to structure an essay

Start with an introduction where you give a brief summary of the events and main themes of the novel then refer to the question you are going to answer and how you plan to answer it (e.g. through looking at ...
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What is feminist literary criticism?

At A level you're usually expected to make reference to some levels of literary criticism in your writing- literary criticism is when concepts and ideas belonging to particular schools of thought and academi...
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How can I structure the paragraphs of my answer effectively?

A really useful structure to use when writing an answer to a question is the PEEL model- Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link. Say for instance you're writing an answer to a question on how Steinbeck presents ...
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In a Christmas Carol compare one way Dickens presents Scrooge at the start of the novel to the way he presents him at the end of the novel?

At the end of the novel Dicken's uses verbs such as 'frisked'. In contrast, at the end of the start of the novel Dicken's uses verbs such as 'squeezing' 'wrenching' and 'grasping'. The change in Scrooge's ch...
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