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Comprehension Question: Explain how the author uses language techniques to build tension in the passage.

Key points to look out for:Use of short sentences - If the author suddenly shortens sentence length this can be an effective method to build tension.Use of long sentences - Similarly if the author suddenl...

Answered by Orlando B. • English tutor

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How are the issues of men and power portrayed through the characters of John, Maggie, and Jenny in Act 3 of Men Should Weep?

John's anger at Jenny's financial support for his family is summed up in his attitude that he is the 'heid of the hoose', despite his inability to provide for his own family. The shame, jealousy, and ange...

Answered by Christopher W. • English tutor

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Discuss and compare the ways in which at least two of the works that you have studied have been constructed to be entertaining or even amusing, regardless of the subject matter, and consider the effects created.

Tennesse Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" are both iconic pieces of drama within their own right, serving as both works of enter...

Answered by Megan F. • English tutor

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How do you incorporate critical views to make a high-level (A/A*) response?

Read around the subject leading up to the exam, you should try to find critical essays about the texts/ authors/ context of the possible questionsHighlight short critical quotes that are versatile to many...

Answered by Emily K. • English tutor

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In what ways do Owen and Frost make you feel pity for the characters who have suffered disability in their poems?

Owen and Frost both show characters in their poems who have suffered physical injury. Owen’s Disabled is about a teenage soldier who goes to war having lied about his age, and returns disabled, f...

Answered by Francesca P. • English tutor

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