by melaniewp | May 9, 2013 | English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Character Quotations, OMAM Key Quotations
How does Steinbeck Portray the Character of Slim in Of Mice and Men?Here’s a collection of quotations with analysis for the character of Slim.Slim is portryed as an almost priest-like authority figure: ‘the prince of the ranch’, with hands that moved...
by melaniewp | May 9, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE
‘How does the writer create mood and atmosphere?’ is a very common question at Common Entrance and also at GCSE and IGCSE. But what is the question asking you to find?How does the writer create a strong mood and atmosphere?You need to think about: how...
by melaniewp | May 9, 2013 | English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Of Mice and Men, OMAM Character Quotations, OMAM Key Quotations
Here’s a collection of quotations with analysis for the character of George. It also explains George’s relationship with Lennie.These notes are designed to help you produce brilliant essays in the GCSE and IGCSE Exams. They include a little of the Social...
by melaniewp | May 8, 2013 | A-Level, GCSE, IGCSE, Key Quotations, Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night Plot Summary in Quotations! 1.1 ORSINO O when mine eyes did see Olivia! My desires e’er since pursue me.1.2 VIOLA lands on the shore of Ilyria My brother is drowned though I myself was saved after our ship did split. Conceal me what I am and...
by melaniewp | May 7, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Model Essays, OCR, Poetry, Simon Armitage, To Poverty
Basic SummaryThis poem is spoken by the poet (perhaps) to ‘poverty’, as if poverty is a person. He seems to have a mixed relationship with it. They go back a long way. The poet speaks in a controlling way at the end, where he commands poverty to come close...
by melaniewp | May 7, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Poetry, Simon Armitage
Basic AnalysisThis is a poem about murder. A man is telling us about an incident when someone, possibly a relative or friend, came to stay unexpectedly. The man who comes to stay, who is never named, is having a mental breakdown. Then he starts to annoy his host (the...
