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What is pathetic fallacy and why is it used ?

Pathetic fallacy is a specific kind of personification - that is, attributing human traits to abstract concepts or non-human entities - which relates to the connection between a human's internal emotions and...
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What is the difference between language, form and structure?

All used when analysing poems, plays and prose (novels) Language This is the type of words that are used (eg metaohors, similes, alliteration, onamatopoeia) and the effect that they have on the reader - what...
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In what way does Chaucer attempt to shock the reader through his characterisation of Alisoun in ‘The Wife of Bath’?

Alisoun’s interpretations of biblical texts are highly unique and would have undeniably provoked surprise from a Medieval audience. This is of most notoriety in ‘Jhesus wold nat chese a vicious form of lyvin...
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(Much Ado About Nothing) How does Benedick change over the course of the play?

Introduction: Benedick begins Much Ado About Nothing as a sarcastic, uncaring individual but by the end of the play is genuine and heartfelt in the way he carries himself. Briefly go over points that will be...
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"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will". In light of this quotation, explore the representation of women in Jane Eyre.

Possible approaches to this question: The idea of Jane Eyre being a feminist text: explore Jane as a character, fiercely independent, principled, disregards matrimony in favour of self-sustenance, she is emo...
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