General Vision and Viewpoint

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Think of General Vision and Viewpoint (GVV) as the “vibe” or the “outlook” of a story. When you’re comparing texts for the Leaving Cert, you aren’t just looking at what happens; you’re looking at the mood the author creates and whether the world they’ve built feels like a place of hope or a place of Read More …

Sample Essay on Elizabeth Bishop

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From the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop that you have studied, select the poems that, in your opinion, best demonstrate her skilful use of language and imagery to confront life’s harsh realities. Justify your selection by demonstrating Bishop’s skilful use of language and imagery to confront life’s harsh realities in the poems you have chosen. I Read More …