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How can I effectively analyse an unseen poem in exam conditions?

Under high-stress conditions, such as an exam, the most important thing is not to rush in and panic. Read the poem all the way through once or twice without making any annotations. Once you feel that you hav...
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Explore the ways in which pride is used as a theme in Antigone. Consider the dramatic techniques used by Sophocles and show how his choices of language, structure and style shape the meaning.

Pride is used as a theme in Antigone throughout the play, and in many ways it is the central theme. Despite the fact that the eponymous character Antigone can be viewed as the tragic heroine, it makes far mo...
EH
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How to approach an essay question?

For the purpose of my explanation, I will use this sample essay question taken from the OCR F663 June 2013 paper: "Gloucester is no less than a tragic figure than his king" By considering the role ...
JL
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How do I analyse a poem with close analysis?

This is a very important skill - for GCSE, above and below! The first stage is to read the poem at least twice, first just going over it, and the second time underlining or highlighting things that you find ...
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How best to structure answers to essay style exam questions?

The best method would be to follow the PEA technique. PEA stands for: POINT EVIDENCE ​ANALYSIS First make a point about the given text. Then provide evidence by quoting a few words or a sentence from the tex...
SK
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