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 | Mar 8, 2013 | alliteration, Antithesis, comparative, GCSE, juxtaposition, liquid, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, personification, plosive, Semantic Fields, Sensory Language, sibilant, Similes, superlative, Technical Terms
Want an A or A* in GCSE English? Here’s the secret (pass it on).Follow this checklist of things to look for in the question ‘How does the writer use language?’Learn as many as you can. Yes, you can revise English. Don’t forget to explain...
