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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 entertai...
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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 qu...
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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, forgotten by ...
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Answered by Francesca P. • English tutor
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In the poem 'About His Person', how does Simon Armitage construct identity?

In his poem 'About His Person', Simon Armitage constructs the identity of the titular 'Person' through describing the objects that surround him. The 'giveaway photograph' in his wallet gives away, so to spea...
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Answered by Michael C. • English tutor
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When writing an essay, how would you best prepare an outline?

For the purposes of detailing how to best prepare an essay outline, I will be using the question "Discuss the theme of 'ghosts' in John Donne's poetry" as an example. Once you have chosen your ques...
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Answered by Blandine H. • English tutor
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