I got a grade 9 in GCSE English, ask me anything

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make sure to analyse language, form and structure (talk about the type of poem and the rhythm, title etc as well as language techniques)

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Use language of possibility (the poet could be, might be, it could be interpreted as) to show youre considering multiple meanings and considering the poet’s intentions

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Cover a range of points and follow a clear structure (preferably chronological or with a clear point per paragraph)

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Do close analysis for all your quotations: multiple techniques, connotations, words individually, focus on impacts on the reader and meaning (can help to explode quotations)

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Consistently link back to the question and focus on it throughout your essay

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Include a thesis statement

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I made a full essay plan for each poem (all 15 lol) in my anthology so I could get to work very quickly and know all the themes, I memorised at least 3 quotations and all the techniques for each plus all the form, structure and meaning stuff for each poem which took ages but made exam questions a lot easier

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For form make sure you know the features of different types of poem so you can link to them if you use them