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What is the difference between and adjective and an adverb?

Adjectives give more detail about the thing you're describing (the noun). Normally, adjectives answer the following questions:-Which? (The messy bedroom)-What kind of? (A...

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Answered by Ella G. English tutor
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How do I do close analysis?

We shall look at the key terms needed for close analysis - such as metaphors, alliteration, assonance etc and build a word bank.

Then we shall practise finding these in poems / novels and...

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Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I revise for exams?

We shall have revision sessions where we identify the key themes of the given text(s) and look at key quotations and moments for each themes. Using techniques such as queue cards and posters we shall e...

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Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I structure my essays?

1. We shall begin with looking at the introduction - breaking it down into what how and why. Then we shall look at the major themes in the studied text and formulate an argument in response to the spec...

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Answered by Safia L. English tutor
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How do I analyse a short story?

A short story isn't a novel and it isn't a poem - it's an entirely new genre that can take us by surprise when we have to do a close reading of one. However, they can be filled with analytic potential ...

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Answered by Katherine D. English tutor
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