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ESSAYS ON LITERATURE IN EXAMINATIONS
To answer literature questions in examinations, you should follow the
same structure as outlined previously. It is just as important to have a
clear opening, a structured development and a considered conclusion.
The main difference between literature essays and other types of essay
answers is your need to make close references to the specific literary
text(s) you are responding to in order to back up the analysis you are
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making in the essay. In addition to close references, there is also the
matter of the use of quotations from the text.