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Writing an essay is an art: it takes practice to perfect. But the key to writing good essays is proper preparation. Under exam time pressure, it can be tempting to skimp on planning and launch straight in...

Read the poem twice, and a third time aloud. Highlight any language that stands out to you - whether for its tone, technique, imagery, clarity or ambiguity (etc.) Write down your ideas and questions at t...

A common unseen poetry question requires you to compare how a certain theme (e.g. ageing) is presented in two different poems. The first thing to do is to read each poem from beginning to end. Make sure t...

Comparative essays are common in coursework or in final exam papers. The differences between them, whether it be style, date of publication, or even just plot, can seem really daunting, but they don't nee...

Priestly utilises the theme of inspection in An Inspector Calls to conjure the consciences of the characters and invoke a sense of guilt. Priestly's play centres around the idea of inspection and...