Edexcel Papers 1 and 2 · Skills: methods, essays and unseen poetry
Writers' methods and the terms to name them
Questions in Edexcel's styles. · The lesson
Question 11 mark
Romeo says "Juliet is the sun" when he sees her at her window. Which method is this?
Question 21 mark
Dickens describes Scrooge as "solitary as an oyster". What does the simile suggest?
Question 31 mark
Romeo cries "O brawling love! O loving hate!" in Act 1 Scene 1. What are phrases like these called?
Question 41 mark
Victor brings the creature to life on a night when "the rain pattered dismally against the panes". Which method is Shelley using?
Question 51 mark
Duncan says "There's no art / To find the mind's construction in the face" just before Macbeth enters. Why is this dramatic irony?
Question 61 mark
Great Expectations is narrated by Pip as an adult looking back on his life. What is the main effect of this choice?