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Question 1

For paper 1 what is the guiding question for?

Accepted Answer

To help structure your commentary (still consider all language features)

Question 2

Which symbols are NOT mentioned in &#x27;The Master Builder&#x27;?

Accepted Answer

Halvard Solness&#x27; oxygen machine

Question 3

Who is the Master Builder&#x27;s nemesis?

Accepted Answer

He is his own nemesis, Hilde Wangel

Question 4

Who says My—my master builder!

Accepted Answer

Hilde

Question 5

The Audience of Ted Hughes&#x27; &#x27;Birthday Letters&#x27; is...

Accepted Answer

The reader and Plath

Question 6

Do you need quotations for paper 2?

Accepted Answer

Yes but if you can&#x27;t remember a quote use specific textual details instead

Question 7

Which of the literary devices below mean opposites?

Accepted Answer

triads, Juxtaposition, Binary pairs, Oxymornons

Question 8

For paper two should you compare OR contrast?

Accepted Answer

Compare then contrast - find the similarities and then go on and contrast

Question 9

Which of the following do you need to include in an introduction for paper 2?

Accepted Answer

Signpost where your essay is going, A clear thesis statement in response to all parts of the questiion, A sentence or two establishing the context of the text, plot themes

Question 10

What do you need in an introduction for a paper 1 guided analysis?

Accepted Answer

A clear awareness of the aim, audience, A short description of how the text starts, develops and concludes, A clear thesis statement in response to the guiding question

Question 11

Why is is Wertenbeker&#x27;s play called &#x27;Our Country&#x27;s Good&#x27;?

Accepted Answer

Because the convicts were sent away for &#x27;Our Country&#x27;s Good&#x27;? (ironically)

Question 12

In Medea what is the most shocking aspect of the play?

Accepted Answer

That the gods side with Medea and she escapes (punishment) at the end

Question 13

Which journey did not take place in our texts

Accepted Answer

Hilde Wrangle&#x27;s trip down to the end of the garden and back, The children in God of Small Things trip to the cinema, Hughes on a trip to Alicante

Question 14

From out of the bushes sometimes someone still unearthsrusted-out arguments Which Szymborska poem?

Accepted Answer

The End and the Beginning

Question 15

When is your paper 1 exam?

Accepted Answer

Mon 1st May - AM and Tues 2nd May AM

Question 16

Which of the following should you do as you plan your answer for paper 2?

Accepted Answer

Draw a chart to compare and contrast your two texts, Make a list of literary features and their effects, Construct a clear central thesis that answers ALL parts of the question., Find synonyms and antonyms for the key words

Question 17

Which of the following are literary devices

Accepted Answer

Lagos

Question 18

Which of the following texts are overtly persuasive?

Accepted Answer

Adverts, Public service announcements

Question 19

When and were was &#x27;The Master Builder&#x27; first performed?

Accepted Answer

January 1893 at the Lessing Theatre in Berlin

Question 20

Which play did Henrik Ibsen NOT write?

Accepted Answer

The Wild Pigeon, The Lady from the Mountain

Question 21

Which authors from our course are still alive?

Accepted Answer

Wertenbaker

Question 22

Shame on you, master builder! You said that I would be a princess. And that you would give me a kingdom. Who says this?

Accepted Answer

HIlde

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