Literary Genre – Never Let Me Go, Philadelphia, Here I Come and Ladybird for Leaving Cert English #625Lab Comparative

Compare the extent to which the authors of three texts on your comparative course use setting or aspects of setting to help define and develop characters. Develop your answer with…

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Literary Genre – Death and Nightingales, Playboy of the Western World, Brooklyn for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

“Compelling storytelling can be achieved in a variety of ways”. (Literary Genre 2015) (a) Identify 2 literary techniques found in one text you have studied. Discuss the extent to which…

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Literary Genre – The Artist, A Doll’s House and Death and Nightingales for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

"The creation of memorable characters is part of the art of good story telling". Write an essay comparing the ways in which memorable characters were created and contributed to your…

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Literary Genre – The Great Gatsby, The Plough and the Stars, Children of Men for Leaving Cert English

“Write an essay on one or more of the aspects of literary genre (the way texts tell their stories) which you found most interesting in the texts you studied in…

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Literary Genre – I’m Not Scared, Foster, Big Maggie for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

Using one comparative text that you have studied explain how the author uses literary techniques to create a compelling story. There is a reason I tell people who aren't mad…

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Literary Genre in The Great Gatsby, All My Sons and I’m Not Scared for Leaving Cert Comparative #625Lab

"Authors can use various techniques to make settings real and engaging." #625Lab The author took on the challenging literary genre question - and did so quite well!  I have studied…

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Leaving Cert English Comparative – Literary Genre – Circle of Friends, The Plough and The Stars and The King’s Speech #625Lab

Write an essay on one or more of the aspects of literary genre which you found most interesting in the texts you have studied on your comparative course. This is…

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Comparative – Literary Genre – Sample Essay: 1984, Rear Window, The Song of Achilles

“Studying a selection of texts helps to highlight how some authors can make more skilful use of the same literary technique than others.” Choose one literary technique common to three texts…

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Comparative | King Lear | Cultural Context, Literary Genre, General Vision and Viewpoint

You may also like: Complete Guide: H1 Leaving Cert English and King Lear: Full Guide for Leaving Cert English CULTURAL CONTEXT Shakespearean works often resonate with existing stories. The Bard adapts a general…

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