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Students are often confronted with the choice between a thematic based and a formal based question in examinations. In my experience of tutoring, students often prefer to tackle the thematic question, bel...

At first it can seem really daunting, and it does take a while to get into the swing of comparing very embellished and verbose poetry, often containing key poetic tools such as metaphor, enjabment or simi...

The concept of a mockingbird is a theme that is explored throughout Lee's novel and the characters who can be defined as such share the common trait of being caught up in a system that is ultimately again...

Depicting a sad ending to a relationship, Hardy employs multiple literary techniques in order to powerfully convey feelings of loss and regret in 'Neutral Tones'. In particular, use of monochromatic image...

When analysing a poem it's important to remember the Fantastic Four: form, structure, subject matter, and language. Form refers to what kind of poem you're reading - for example, it could be a sonnet or a...