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Dramatic irony is when you, the reader of the novel or spectator of the play, knows something that the characters do not. It is a literary technique mostly used in plays, and can take various forms. Examples...

Tennyson portrays chaos through an amalgamation of techniques. Upon initial observation of the poem, the uniform stanzas separated into numbered sections may lead one to believe that war is ordered, however ...

Let us use the exam question 'How far does Bronte present Jane Eyre as evil in the red room scene?' as an example to help guide us through the structure of a good essay. You need to first start with an intro...

Firstly, you must have read the text through at least once. From here it can be helpful to create mind maps of quotations that match specific and relevant themes so that in your head they are organised into ...

begin by reading the poem, noting anything that catches your eye. If you do not fully understand the poem, read it a few times2) ZOOM IN - write down a list of techniques and highlight them in the poem. e.g....