by melaniewp | Mar 28, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Poetry, Stilts, Structure, Technical Terms
This is what to look for in a poem. The acronym STILTS will help you remember what to write about. Click here for an example of STILTS in action.StructureThemeImagery words that put pictures in your mind*LanguageTone (mood, point(s) of view)Subject (or...
by melaniewp | Mar 27, 2013 | 11 plus, Command Verbs, Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, Grammar, IGCSE, KS2, KS3, SATs KS2, Technical Terms, the Imperative
The Imperative is a type of verb also known as ‘command verbs’. They’re fairly easy to spot and beloved of bossy types like teachers, parents and cookery programme presenters.Go! Run! Jump! Fetch! Row faster! Don’t put your finger in...
by melaniewp | Mar 27, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, How to Write an Essay, IGCSE, Irregular Poems, Model Essays, Poetry, Regular Poems, Structure, Technical Terms
Here are some examples of how to write about structure in poetry. It can help to think about structure as the architecture of the poem. The architecture of the poem is designed to echo its themes – to highlight certain ideas by pushing them into positions of...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | AQA, Cambridge, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Poetry, WJEC
Analysis of Hawk Roosting, Ted HughesThis is a dramatic monologue in the character of a hawk. Hughes dramatizes the hawk’s thoughts and attitudes to the majesty of creation, creating a character of self-focussed, god-like arrogance, of brutality and...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Suspense, Technical Terms, Tension, Writing
1. Long sentences – (1) writers create a list of fearful or worrying details, which creates an overwhelming, claustrophobic or intense feeling. (2) Writers build suspense by leaving the most shocking thing to the end of a long sentence.2. Short sentences –...
by melaniewp | Mar 26, 2013 | Common Entrance, Connotations, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Poetry
Connotations = what a word may suggest, its mood or feeling or associations. English exams test your ability to understand what words mean literally (dictionary definition), and also their connotations, or associations.e.g. sunset (literally) = the time...
