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Seamus Heaney uses the extended metaphor of blackberry picking in order to depict the wilting of childhood optimism. He considers the initial excitement of picking the first blackberries to be joyous and sen...

When writing an English literature essay it is always important to first introduce the book, poem or text you are writing about.Firstly, begin by setting the text in its immediate context. This means describ...

The most effective way to structure an essay is to use PEEL . Point, Evidence, Explain and Link. Firstly, you want to consider the main point of your argument. Consider what the question is asking you, break...

This is a great question. In order to answer it, I would first think about my thesis (line of argument), because the question isn't only asking how Priestley explores the theme of social class, but also what...

Intro - Introduce the poet (John Donne), text and context of the time (16th century). Introduce your line of argument (i.e. The speaker is going against Christianity's expectations of what a relationship sho...