by melaniewp | Apr 10, 2013 | Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Close Focus Third Person, First Person, Frankenstein, GCSE, IGCSE, Inclusive Language, Narrative, Omniscient Narrator, Point of View, Second Person, Third Person
How can I tell what point of view a story, poem or extract is written in? First, you need to know what the options are: Third Person (i.e. he, his, him /she, her /it /they, their /[name]) Second Person (addressed to: you, your, thee*, thou* or thine*...
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 | 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, Punctuation, Writing
Here are some examples of different ways to start sentences, grouped into categories.Placee.g. Among the trees, amber light glittered, softly.Beneath the ice, pike lurked.Inside the room was nothing but dust.Outside the town, dull sweeps of green spread into the...
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...
