What you'll learn
How to read and analyse older, more formal texts.
Key skills
- Inference: working out implied meaning.
- Analysing language (diction, imagery) and structure.
- Using context to understand 19th-century writing.
Exam tips
- Read for both explicit and implied information.
- Zoom in on individual words in a quotation.
Common mistakes
- Summarising instead of analysing.
- Ignoring how structure shapes meaning.