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What is a caesura in poetry and what effect can it have?

A caesura is a pause in the middle of a line of poetry. It usually comes in the form of punctuation, and the most common ones are full stops and commas. A full stop creates a harsher contrast between the ...

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Explore the characterisation of the three sisters in the opening of the play, ‘King Lear’.

Shakespeare opens King Lear by introducing the audience to the King’s failing health, and his requirement to distribute his wealth and property amongst his three daughters; Cordelia, Goneril and Reagan. T...

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Examine how Browning presents extreme emotions in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem of your choice.

Comparison of My Last Duchess and The Laboratory. In both his poems, Browning conveys extreme emotion through the use of violent, deathly imagery. In My Last Duchess, "Half-flush that dies along her ...

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How does Nurse Ratched use the figure of a mother to maintain control within Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

This question requires a direct character analysis in regards to a particular concept or role so try to focus on pulling ideas from the text that align with the concept you're asked to explore. In this ca...

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"What is the most efficient way of learning quotes?"

Personally, I found that the most effective may to learn quotes would be to highlight the quotes as I read through the book; this made finding the quotes far easier when I needed them. Always read the boo...

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