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Broadly speaking, there are two ways to go about this kind of essay question. One option is to spend the first half your essay on one poem and, in the second half, write about a different poem in the ligh...

Given the length of the quotation, I would like to separate my answer into two parts. Firstly, the issue of defining and redefining the sonnet's subject, and secondly how compatible the terms 'concrete, a...

Don't be daunted. Unseen questions are there to test your close-reading rather than memory skills. This can be scary but it is also reassuring as you have everything you need in front of you to answer the...

Shakespeare's work can be a useful tool to help us better understand some of the issues we face today in modern culture. This is because many of Shakespeare's characters remain remarkably relevant today. ...

FIRST ENCOUNTER:  Poems don’t reveal themselves all at once.  In general, they yield their pleasures on repeated readings. ‘Live’ with a poem for some time; go back to it; let it s...