Advanced Writing Techniques – Narrative Devices

Below, you’ll find a brief explanation of Narrative Devices – one of the most important devices when we’re talking about advanced descriptive writing techniques. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in our other English Language and Literature courses, you can find them on the links below: All English Language and Literature courses Basic Descriptive Writing […]

AQA Language Paper 2, Question 4: Example Paragraphs + Breakdown

Question 4 is one of the hardest questions on the whole AQA Language Paper 2! You have to write a full comparative essay, but you don’t have much time to complete it (I advise spending around 20-25 mins maximum). Below I’ll go through some tips to help you get the very best results without spending […]

Writing Techniques – Poetic and Rhetorical Devices

Below, you can find a couple of Advanced Writing Techniques, Poetic and Rhetorical Devices to be exact. This post contains some examples and a brief explanation, however, you can check the videos for a more detailed analysis. Thanks for reading! If you’re interested in our other English Language and Literature courses, you can find them […]

How to create a perfect Story Structure

Below, you’ll find a breakdown of his approach to story writing, precisely story structure – if you use this with your own stories, they will always feel clear and powerful too. I’m going to tell you a secret about stories: no matter who wrote them, what genre or style they are, or which culture they’re […]

‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou – Poem Analysis

Here’s part of an analysis of the poem ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying Angelou at a higher level. Includes a breakdown of the stanzas, an insight into the context of the poem, and an exploration of the themes and deeper meanings. This is only a […]

Descriptive Writing: Student Examples + Teacher Feedback

Recently, I’ve been teaching a lot of descriptive and creative writing classes – particularly for GCSE and IGCSE students who are taking English Language exams. I’ve been very impressed by everyone’s first attempts at creating descriptive scenes and scenarios, so below you’ll find two examples of high-quality descriptive work – each paragraph took the student […]

Descriptive Writing Piece: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong + Teacher Feedback

Below, you’ll find a descriptive writing piece, plus my feedback about it. Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place in detail – and not just in […]

Decaying House: Student’s Descriptive Writing Piece + Teacher Feedback

Below, you’ll find a descriptive writing piece, plus my feedback about it which was written by a GCSE student. Many of the creative writing and descriptive writing questions in exams require you to focus on an object, person, place or thing. In this mini-lesson, I’ll go through the basics of how to describe a place […]

The Wind – tapped like a tired Man by Emily Dickinson – Poem and Analysis

Below, you’ll find the poem and part of an analysis of “The Wind – tapped like a tired Man” by Emily Dickinson. Includes a breakdown of the stanzas, an insight into the speaker + voice of the poem, and an exploration of the themes and deeper meanings. This is only a quick overview to help […]

An Inspector Calls – Contextual Analysis

Below, you can find a detailed contextual analysis of “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley. It’s suitable for students at GCSE, IGCSE or A-Level (Edexcel, AQA, OCR, CIE/Cambridge, CCEA, WJEC, Eduqas). I’ve made it as short and clear as possible so that they can get to grips with the main ideas and most important scenes […]