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How do I identify and then analyse metre in poetry

It is important to remember that it is bad practice to bring up the metre of the poem and then not use this in the analysis of the text. While being able to identify metre is impressive, a good student will ...
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I think this poem is about lost love, but how do I find the evidence to put in my answer?

Let's read through the poem line by line, and highlight the words that have connotations of love or of loss. You can use these singular words or phrases to create quick embedded quotes in your essay as evide...
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Compare the significance of female protagonists in two of the texts that you have studied. One drama and one prose text.

Drama text: A Streetcar Named Desire Prose text: Mrs Dalloway In preparing to answer any question in an exam you must define your terms; in this case it would be outlining which of the female protagonists yo...
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How do you structure a GCSE English answer?

In English literature, an answer must be structured in a specific manner. The best way to do this is use the PEE method. This is point, evidence and explanation. If the question asks about how a certain them...
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Write a critical assessment of Emily Dickinson's "I heard a fly buzz -- when I died --"

At A-Level, it is common practice to address an essay on a poem one of two ways: Chronologically Thematically Either of these approaches are totally acceptable but perhaps in this instance, given that the Di...
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