Poetry Essay, Analysis of A Birthday Christina Rossetti

by melaniewp | Mar 24, 2013 | Christina Rosetti, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Literature, Model Essays, Poetry

Scroll down for the Top Grade analysis of A Birthday,  by Christina Rosetti, 1809My heart is like a singing bird      Whose nest is in a water’d shoot;My heart is like an apple-tree       Whose boughs are bent with...

How to Write About A Play GCSE Exam Revision: An Inspector Calls

by melaniewp | Mar 23, 2013 | An Inspector Calls, Exam Essays, Extract Question, GCSE

In a play, it’s all about the way characters present themselves – what they say and what they do, how others see them, and hidden truths that are slowly revealed. Always comment on how characters change, and their moods. Then think how is the author...

An Inspector Calls Exam Questions

by melaniewp | Mar 23, 2013 | An Inspector Calls, Exam Essays, GCSE, Main GCSE Texts Likely Exam Questions

These are a mixture of extract questions and standard exam questions for AQA and OCR GCSE on An Inspector Calls.+ Get more An Inspector Calls Resources, Quotes and Essays hereJANUARY 2011 EITHER Question 17How does Priestley show that tension...

Essay on ‘Poem’ by Simon Armitage, GCSE Analysis: How does the poet use language to get across the theme?

by melaniewp | Mar 19, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, OCR, Poetry, Simon Armitage

Brief Summary (scroll down for a top grade analysis)This poem is in the third person, summing up a man’s life from the outside. There is very little emotive language, it’s all clean and without judgement. It reads like a list of the man’s qualities,...

Analysis: How does Simon Armitage Create the Character in Alaska? Exam Essay for OCR Poetry Anthology for the Literature Exam

by melaniewp | Mar 19, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, Simon Armitage

Basic Meaning: a man talks bitterly to his ex-girlfriend, how it’s no big deal she left. He paints a vivid picture of how he thinks she must see him: like a ‘Kodiak bear’, or a ‘prince’ in an ice palace. This icy image echoes his...

Analysis of the Character of Caliban in The Tempest. Is he Good, Evil or a Noble Savage?

by melaniewp | Mar 15, 2013 | Caliban, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Shakespeare, The Tempest

Here are all the ingredients you need to bake up a spanking essay on the character of Caliban.Essay QuestionIs Caliban an Evil Monster or A Noble Savage? Discuss.Think of yourself as a detective, or a lawyer, or a forensic expert looking for evidence to build a case....