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What strategies should I use to analyse the narrative voice?

Firstly, you should identify the point of view of the speaker - are they first person , second person or third person ? Is the narrator a character within the story; does the narrator refer to themselves as ...
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Answered by Mady M. • English tutor
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'The purpose of the novel is to excite the readers' nerves by continually delaying the expected outcome of the plot'. Compare the ways in which authors build tension in two or more of the novels you have studied.

In The Great Gatsby and Great Expectations, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charles Dickens, respectively, build tension by placing the climax of their novels towards the end of their narratives. The death of Gatsby...
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Answered by Francesca B. • English tutor
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What's a subjunctive?

It's one of the verbal moods available in English, along with the indicative ('I eat this') and imperative ('eat this!'). It is always used in conjunction with the main clause: 'I suggest he eat this'. In En...
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Answered by Anna W. • English tutor
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Discuss attitudes towards masculinity in Macbeth.

There are several ways that we could focus and structure this answer.· Exploring Macbeth’s changing masculinity throughout the play. (From brave warrior to submissive husband to Lady Macbeth and his progress...
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Answered by Beth T. • English tutor
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What is pathetic fallacy?

A metaphor using nature to foreshadow future events.
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Answered by Ruby J. • English tutor
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