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First of all, you need to recognise what the key themes are of the poems in isolation. For example, take the first poem and see if you can recognise any recurring imagery, like the image of a moon in the fir...

I would suggest learning the PEEL structure. PEEL stands for Point, Evidence, Explain, Link. When answering a question in an exam or in coursework, write the word PEEL on your planning page, and then structu...

A plosive consonant is an abrupt sound made by closing the mouth then releasing a burst of breath. The plosive consonants in English are B, P, T and D. Their effect, especially when used repeatedly is to cre...

The speaker evidently feels that her daughter is growing up very fast and uncontrollably, through the lack of punctuation, caesura, and the almost continue use of enjambment throughout the poem. This lack of...

Arguably more important than practicing writing full essays is practicing essay plans. If you can get into a good routine of producing concise plans which make sense to you and reflect all of the main points...