Essay writing features

Things examiners are looking for:
1) Written expression.
2) How sophisticated the point is.
3) Language analysis.
4) Is the language analysis linked to an effect.

Essay writing features and tips:

• Succinct topic sentance.
• Narrator's attitudes highlighted.
• Intergrated quotes.
• Specific links to other poems
• Complex language analysis ie. Hyperbole.
• Explorative language, not explanative.
• Specific links to context.
• Word type ie. Adjective, Verb, Abstract noun.
• Developed understanding.
• Complex, developed vocabulary.
• Use triplets ie. triple adjective in the topic sentance.
• How the reader responds to the poem.
• Quote breifly.
• Avoid repetion.
• Metre/Rhyme scheme/structure and link to how the narrator feels.
• Topic sentance should answer the question.
• Show that you understand the complexity of the poems.