Useful expressions

Can be used especially when describing a book you have studied or a piece of text given in the exam. Try learning them all or just a couple, think of sentences you could include them in for books you have studied. Try changing them round, merging them together or adding your own and learning them for the exam.

• The poet contrasts...
• The poet uses appropriate language to convey...
• The poem reflects the author's feelings on...
• The author coveys an impression of...
• The author sums up...
• The poet draws attention to the fact that...
• The poet reminds the reader of...
• The author describes the situation clearly by...