by melaniewp | Jan 13, 2016 | Cambridge, Essay, IGCSE, Lady Mary Wroth, Literature, Poetry
IntroductionIn this poem, love is presented negatively through the personification of him as a ‘child’. The technique of juxtaposition dominates to show the contradictions of love, and ultimately that it is wise not to ‘seek’ him as he is prone to ‘flying’. What makes...
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...
by melaniewp | Mar 30, 2013 | A-Level, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Literature, Love, Model Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Sonnets
Sonnet 116Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove:O no! it is an ever-fixed mark (5)That looks on tempests and is never shaken;It is...
by melaniewp | Mar 28, 2013 | Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Literature, Model Essays, Poetry, The City Planners, The Planners
The Poems analysed are: The City Planners, Margaret Atwood and The Planners, Boey Kim Cheng. These are taken from the IGCSE Cambridge Poetry Anthology, but may be interesting for unseen poetry too.Question SetHow do these poets use language and structure to get across...
by melaniewp | Mar 28, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCES, Literature, Themes
In literature, theme is an idea or concept that is central to a story. You could think of this as the moral or ‘point’ of the story. Please note though, that there are critics who say the theme is not the moral. What follows is my own interpretation.Theme...
