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How do I answer an exam question on an unseen prose text?

The first step when approaching an unseen text, before you even think about answering the question, is to read through the text with a clear mind. While you’re doing this, think about how the poem makes y...

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Answered by Ellie R. English tutor
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How does Shakespeare portray anxieties about ageing in Sonnet 73?

Sonnet 73 employs an impressive list of metaphors to represent the writer’s anxieties about getting older. Shakespeare uses the season of autumn as a physical representation of these thoughts, feelings wh...

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Answered by Kirstie P. English tutor
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I am confused about the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun?

A concrete noun refers to something that we can see, touch, smell, taste or quantify. In this sense concrete nouns are normally objects, or the name of something or someone. An example of a concrete noun ...

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Answered by Owen R. English tutor
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Literary commentary on Grace Chua's '(love song, with two goldfish)

In order to explore the concept of entrapment and the limited existence one subsequently experiences, Grace Chua uses goldfish as the embodiment of two humans who fall in love. It is through this represen...

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Answered by Olivia T. English tutor
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Compare and contrast the presentation of freedom in two texts you have studied.

In The Help Stockett’s character Celia is constantly restricted by the expectations of society, “she’s wearing a tight red sweater and a red skirt and enough makeup to scare a hooker”, the tightn...

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