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How should the form of a poem influence my reading?

This question comes up a lot with students who will tell you that they don't "get" poetry, and don't like to read it on their own time. The answer is that poets didn't choose to write their thou...

AM
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To what extent is Marlowe's Doctor Faustus a character who gets what he deserves?

In keeping with the structure of the traditional Aristotelian tragedy, throughout ‘Doctor Faustus’, Marlowe presents the eponymous protagonist as a character afflicted by a fatal flaw (hamartia), facilita...

SA
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What should you consider and examine when writing an analysis of an unseen poem?

Imagine you were presented with this sonnet by Seamus Heaney as an unseen poem in your exam:
When all the others were away at MassI was all hers as we peeled potatoes.They brok...

FP
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Can you explain to me how to construct a good essay?

The key thing with writing a good essay is coming up with a strong thesis. When examiners mark your paper they generally look for a sense of clarity and a strong line of argument. You are usually given a ...

HW
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'Discuss the difference in presentation of rhythm and music between T.S. Eliot and S. T. Coleridge.'

That a ‘man, that hath not music in his soul — can never be a true poet’ is a tenet showing how closely music and poetry must be intertwined in the artist’s mind: if the detailing of our emotions is our l...

IO
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