At the heart of any good literature essay is reference and quotation. You need to be able to refer to the text in detail and, where appropriate, quote from it. In a closed text examination you don’t have the text with you, so you need to make sure you have committed enough to memory to tackle any question.
■ Learn quotations. How you learn them is up to you. A long list of quotations might be enough, but some students find it easier if quotations are grouped (for example, by theme or character), or arranged diagrammatically in spider diagrams or mind maps.
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