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To achieve top-level marks in English Literature A-level, you need to have an awareness of the five Learning Objectives, or key skills, that the examiners are looking for. These include, in my own words: ...

The form and structure is a critical aspect of any poem, but one which students typically find hard to analyse in a way which is relevant to the question asked. However to ignore this aspect of poetry in ...

For English Literature exams and coursework, some exam boards may include incorporation of context in their marking criteria. This is certainly the case at A Level, and perhaps to a lesser extent at GCSE....

This exam question is asking you to take a general statement and apply it to the text you have studied. It's also an opportunity to show your close reading skills and pick out interesting linguistic and s...

Yeats wrote of Byzantium, “I symbolise the search for the spiritual life by a journey to that city”[1], and indeed, his poem reflects this quest for some form of religion. From a foundation in Christianit...