by melaniewp | Apr 3, 2013 | Antithesis, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Literature, Poetry, Technical Terms
Antithesis contrasts two ideas, usually opposites. Good/evil, light/dark, cruel/kind etc. This can occur in a sentence or line of poetry, or it can be a contrast between themes or ideas that are threaded throughout an entire novel. You can also say one character...
by melaniewp | Mar 8, 2013 | alliteration, Antithesis, comparative, GCSE, juxtaposition, liquid, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, personification, plosive, Semantic Fields, Sensory Language, sibilant, Similes, superlative, Technical Terms
Want an A or A* in GCSE English? Here’s the secret (pass it on).Follow this checklist of things to look for in the question ‘How does the writer use language?’Learn as many as you can. Yes, you can revise English. Don’t forget to explain...
