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Analysing an unseen poem can be very daunting, however there are strategies you can employ to help you decipher them. Firstly, read the poem without making any annotations, just try to understand what you th...

When analysing a text, there are multiple areas we can look at. It is a good idea to look at them individually first, and then see how they link in the text as a whole once we have established good knowledge...

Read the question over ta few times.Underline key words and phrases in the questions Make a brief plan of your answer, ensuring that you cover every point asked in the question (refer back to the parts you u...

Throughout the novel, George Eliot presents Eppie as innocent, angelic and perfect. Description of her as 'golden' reflects how precious she is due to the value of gold both now and in the nineteenth century...

It's important to take a few minutes to quickly plan your argument in response to a particular question. You do not want to waste too much writing time doing this, but it is crucial to have a rough structure...