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The poem starts off with a tone of reminiscence, with the harmonium 'gathering dust', showing that it has clearly been forgotten in the church for many years, echoing the type of nostalgic relationship be...

There are several things you should look for to analyse all poems, and as long as you remember them, analysing unseen poetry is easier than it seems. Don’t forget to structure your answer...

To answer a question like this, you need to factor in many different ideas about what a shrew is, how beatrice is presented, and the context. It is important to mention both for and against points, even i...

The critic Robert Langbaum said that essence of dramatic monologues - poems like 'My Last Duchess,' where an invented character speaks the words, rather than an author or author-figure - was the 'tension ...

Literary analysis involves closely evaluating a text and using evidence from it to support an argument. First of all, you need to make an argument. Read the question carefully and think about how you can ...