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...
by melaniewp | Mar 18, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Apostrophes, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing
Aargh! It’s the Return of the Apostrophe Monster! Get rid of him by learning when to use apostrophes…This article will focus on when to use an apostrophe in words like I’ll, I’m, won’t, let’s, you’re, and more. The apostrophe...
by melaniewp | Mar 17, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Main GCSE Texts Likely Exam Questions, Of Mice and Men
+ Get all Of Mice and Men Resources and free model essays hereCruelty Power, Strengths and WeaknessesLiving in a cruel world makes Crooks cruel, and there’s no hope for him. How far do you agree? Give evidence.Do you think Steinbeck believed...
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....
by melaniewp | Mar 15, 2013 | A View from the Bridge, Exam Essays, Extract Question, GCSE, Model Essays
How does Miller Set up Mood and Atmosphere at the Start of the A View From the Bridge? (first page and a half).The stage directions lay out the scenery of the action as a ‘street and house’. The house is ‘skeletal’ which implies that in this community nothing can be...
by melaniewp | Mar 15, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, Poetry, Technical Terms
STRUCTUREstanza: like a ‘paragraph’ in a poem. Stanzas are separated by a line break. They may be regular, e.g. the same number of lines per stanza. Or irregular – broken up seemingly at random.regular poem = regular sized stanzas and/or regular line length...
