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Aspects of comedy common mistakes
Use these common mistakes for Aspects of comedy in AQA English Literature B 7717. The page is built from approved learning objectives for this topic and links back to the wider unit, topic hub, and related revision assets.
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Aspects of comedy
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Comic protagonists, rivals and society literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Analyse how comic protagonists and rivals create disruption and resolution. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic protagonists, rivals and society literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explore the significance of love interests and marriage in comedy. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring genre pattern vs fixed feature checklist.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic protagonists, rivals and society literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explain how comic texts ridicule society and the behaviour of men and women. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic protagonists, rivals and society literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Evaluate how human folly, trickery and gullibility produce comic effects. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic devices and character types literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Analyse the use of clowns, exaggeration, stereotypes and pompous attitudes. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic devices and character types literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explore how disguise, escape and discovery contribute to comedy. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring genre pattern vs fixed feature checklist.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic devices and character types literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Evaluate how supernatural elements may support or complicate comic resolution. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic structure, plotting and language literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Trace movement from disorder to order and from competition to reconciliation. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic structure, plotting and language literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Analyse complex plotting and sub-plots in comic texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Comic structure, plotting and language literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explain how wit and linguistic play heighten comedy. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring genre pattern vs fixed feature checklist.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
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