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How do I find key themes?

To find key themes in poetry and prose you should revise the content of the text in order to group similar events or similar words. For example, you would find a lexical set of greed in Seamus Heaney's...

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Answered by Sioned D. English tutor
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How do I analyse a poem?

As you approach a poem you should consider dividing your analysis into different sections such as form, structure and language. To begin, you should try to understand the content to an extent and then ...

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Answered by Sioned D. English tutor
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How can I revise for an English exam?

Many people allow English to fall to the bottom of their priority list when revising for exams. Unlike other academic subjects, English is not a sequence of learning facts for a simple question and answer...

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Answered by Alexandra P. English tutor
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How do I create a piece of descriptive writing?

Imagine you're reading a book: they're not all the same. There are good features of writing to describe which can help you, and check-lists you can follow, but ultimately your piece of descriptive writ...

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Answered by Fionn O. English tutor
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How could I plan a peice of persuasive writing?

In English Language exams you may be asked to write persuasively in favour of some viewpoint (e.g. 'Britain should continue to have a royal family') 

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Answered by Kathryn P. English tutor
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