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Although English literature exams can seem daunting, there are plenty of revision steps you can take in order to set yourself up for success. After you have familiarised yourself with your key texts, gather ...

Good question! The Gothic has, historically, meant all sorts of things - originally meaning just 'to do with the Goths' (a Germanic tribe), it has been associated with a style of pseudo-medieval architecture...

With essay questions what I usually did was underline what I thought were the key words. For example:How does Shakespeare portray love in sonnet 116? For this question I would underline the words: how, portr...

The key to essays like this is to unpack the question. Look at what question says, and then at what it wants you to say. These types of essays have a name, they are called “Yes but” essays. So, my advice wou...

Synecdoche is a form of metaphor. It is when you take a part of a thing to stand for the whole thing. Examples: 1) People say ‘wheels’ to mean a whole car – ‘check out my new wheels’ means come and look at m...