by melaniewp | May 13, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, Boo Radley, Dill, Exam Essays, GCSE, Jem, Model Answers, Scout, To Kill a Mockingbird
Analyze the childhood world of Jem, Scout, and Dill and their relationship with Boo Radley in Part One.Part one of the novel focusses on childhood life, representing the theme of innocence, but also of prejudice. The novel is told from Scout’s point of view, with the...
by melaniewp | May 6, 2014 | Analysis, Edexcel IGCSE English, English Language Exam, Essay, GCSE, King Schahriar, King Shariar, King Sharyar
Possible Exam QuestionsHow does the writer create tension?How is Sheherezade presented?How is Sultan Schahriar presented?SUMMARYThis is the introduction to one of the most famous story collections in the world: The Thousand and One Nights, also known in English as The...
by melaniewp | Apr 18, 2014 | Analysis, AQA, Dylan Thomas, Essay, GCSE, Moon on the Tides, Poetry, The Hunchback in the Park
This poem is tricky! Basically, it’s about a hunchback homeless guy who lives in the park. This character is contrasted with a gang of naughty (truant) boys. Thomas shifts between reality and metaphor so it’s hard to get a grip on what’s real and...
by melaniewp | Mar 11, 2014 | Analysis, AQA English Literature Exam, GCSE English, Haruki Murakami, Model Answers, Model Essays, On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning, Sunlight on the Grass
How does Haruki Murakami present the themes in The 100% Perfect Girl?This story is from the AQA GCSE English Literature short story anthology Sunlight on the Grass.This story is about the strangeness of the idea of true love. What are the odds we will ever meet ‘the...
by melaniewp | Mar 10, 2014 | Analysis, Cambridge IGCSE, Essays, IGCSE English, Short Stories, Stories of Ourselves
Essay on The Destructors from Stories of Ourselves for the Cambridge IGCSE Anthology. Find the story here.Explore how Graham Greene presents the shifting power within the group as leadership passes from Blackie to T.From the first sentence, Greene establishes the...
by melaniewp | Feb 11, 2014 | Analysis, Edexcel Anthology, Edexcel IGCSE English, GCSE, IGCSE, Poetry Analysis, Tiger Tiger, Tyger Tyger, William Blake
Get an A* analysis of William Blake’s poem ‘The Tiger’ (‘The Tyger’) below the full text of the poem.TIGER, tiger, burning brightIn the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant...
