by melaniewp | Apr 14, 2013 | Autobiography, Chinese Cinderella, Exam Essays, IGCSE, Model Essays
This is a short answer Jack wrote for the Edexcel IGCSE anthology (for the Language exam). We’re revising the texts at the moment and he did a great job of getting straight to the point, picking up techniques used and explaining the effect. It’s published...
by melaniewp | Apr 8, 2013 | A Different History, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Where I Come From
These poems are from the Cambridge IGCSE poetry anthology. If you’re not taking IGCSE, you can use them to help with the unseen poetry, or how to write about, or compare, poems in general.First, find the poems, then an essay comparing them both. The essay is 885...
by melaniewp | Apr 8, 2013 | An Inspector Calls, Exam Essays, Extract Question, GCSE, IGCSE, Inspector Goole, Model Essays
This essay was written for the extract question, focussing on the key scene where Birling first meets the Inspector. In my edition, this appears on pages 10-12. Please note that the extract I chose is longer than that which is usually set.What’s important...
by melaniewp | Apr 3, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Literature, Oxymoron, Poetry, Technical Terms
An oxymoron is two words which are opposites, put together. Get the long list of examples below. Here are some oxymorons taken from Romeo and Juliet, spoken by Romeo in Act 1 scene 1.waking sleepheavy lightnessbittersweetfeather of leadburied aliveThese ideas...
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 | Apr 2, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Pike, Poetry, Ted Hughes
Scroll down for the TOP grade essay on ‘Pike’, below the poem.PikePike, three inches long, perfectPike in all parts, green tigering the gold.Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin.They dance on the surface among the flies.Or move, stunned by their...
