by melaniewp | May 30, 2013 | Conflict, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Violence
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays love blossoming in the midst of violent conflict at the centre of the feud. The connection is not coincidental; it is essential. This antithesis builds tension, as the Chorus sets up a ‘fearful’, ‘fatal’, ‘death-marked mood’,...
by melaniewp | May 27, 2013 | A-Level English, AQA Lit B, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Rhetoric, Technical Terms, Vocabulary
Get the genius list of language techniques that writers use – also known as rhetoric. Please use with caution! The list is an advanced one for above-A* grades, A-level and University Level. Get a simpler list here for the GCSE language exam, to...
by melaniewp | May 27, 2013 | A-Level English, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Technical Terms
N.B. Use this list with extreme caution. You need to analyse meanings, effect, impressions on the reader of the content/context – DO NOT just feature spot.*Alliteration: The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of...
by melaniewp | May 22, 2013 | Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas, Edexcel Language Anthology, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE
‘Do Not Go Gentle’ takes death as its topic and through this explores the issue of what makes a good life. The tone, and attitude of the poet are strikingly unusual though. This is no gentle, melancholy mood.The title, and refrain ‘Do Not’ are in the...
by melaniewp | May 19, 2013 | Edexcel Language Anthology, IGCSE, Model Essays
This answer is based on the Edexcel English Language Anthology Text ‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’, aka donkey racing in Karachi, which is printed here with comments and the Edexcel mark scheme. I’ve put some comments on your answer in...
by melaniewp | May 19, 2013 | Cambridge, English Literature, IGCSE, Model Essays, Shakespeare, The Tempest
The Tempest at the start of the play is a symbol of the chaos to come. Explore the use of ‘chaos and misrule’ in the play.At the start of the play, The Tempest opens dramatically with the eponymous storm, in a ‘tempestuous noise of thunder and...
