Top answers


'How does the writer use language here to convey Mr Fisher's views on books and stories of the past in this extract from Joanne Harris' short story Jigs and Reels?'?'

The writer uses animal imagery whilst lamenting the profoundly positive impact books and stories have had on his life. He says the stories 'ran like gazelles and pounced like tigers'. The writer's use of sim...
DT
Answered by Dorrie T. English tutor
23786 Views

How do I write an introduction

A good introduction will simultaneously outline the argument your essay will take and acknowledge the question. Your individual take on the question should be apparent from the introduction e.g. whether you ...
KP
Answered by Katie P. English tutor
2168 Views

How do I analyse a poem?

Analysing poetry is something that some people find natural, but others struggle with. There are, however, a couple of simple steps you can follow to make the process easier and write very good poetry analys...
BK
Answered by Berenika K. English tutor
1910 Views

What does the light motif mean in Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire''?

Light is generally seen as something that shows up the flaws in something – we use phrases like “holding something up to the light” to mean inspecting the genuineness of something, or talk about “shedding li...
CF
Answered by Cecily F. English tutor
16092 Views

GCSE English Language Paper 1, Question 5: Student presented with a picture of a lake. Question: Describe a journey inspired by this picture

If working on a question like this I would encourage and push a student in a number of specific directions. What the question wants is a detailed, engaging description of a particular place, with a person - ...
MY
Answered by Marco Y. English tutor
5537 Views