by melaniewp | May 21, 2013 | Convergence of the Twain, English Language Exam, GCSE, OCR, Simon Armitage
‘The Convergence of the Twain’ stops time – immediately after the collapse of the twin towers on 9/11. It begins in strange silence, with airy, elegantly formal language – ‘architecture of air’, the alliteration emphasising the open...
by melaniewp | May 20, 2013 | Edexcel, English Literature Exam, Of Mice and Men
How can I Revise for the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Exam? What questions are likely to come up?I can’t access the actual questions from the past two years as I’m not at a centre (they’re password protected). The best I can advise is for you to...
by melaniewp | May 20, 2013 | AQA, English Language Exam, GCSE, Video Analysis, VLOG AQA GCSE English Language
Get some worked examples from the book, and more detail on it here.
by melaniewp | May 20, 2013 | A-Level English, Angela Carter, AQA Lit B, Frankenstein, The Bloody Chamber, The Gothic, Wuthering Heights
Entrapment, Imprisonment and Escape: ClaustrophobiaIt’s every Gothic writer’s favourite scenario: someone’s trapped – either chained up, strapped down, or tucked away in some dank cell, castle, cellar or cloister. The physical entrapment...
by melaniewp | May 20, 2013 | Angela Carter, AQA Lit B, Model Essays, The Bloody Chamber
“A bloody and frightening tale.” To what extent is this a valid description of the story ‘The Bloody Chamber’?This plan considers the key words in the question in order: ‘bloody’, ‘frightening’, and finally, alternative interpretations.Evidence...
