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In his poem 'About His Person', Simon Armitage constructs the identity of the titular 'Person' through describing the objects that surround him. The 'giveaway photograph' in his wallet gives away, so to s...

For the purposes of detailing how to best prepare an essay outline, I will be using the question "Discuss the theme of 'ghosts' in John Donne's poetry" as an example. Once you have chosen your q...

The human body is broken down in 'Mental Cases' and is detached from the soldiers. Owen dehumanises the men, to better establish how the horror of the First World War is impacting them. He compares them t...

The primary use of juxtaposition in 1984 is the near-constant juxtaposition of truth and reality, versus deception and lies, especially through wordplay and appearances. The Ministry of Love's violent tor...

On the one hand, Shakespeare's characterisation of Hamlet is seen to be one of paralysis, and possessing a fragility and inability to express his feelings and thoughts, thus rendering him unsuitable to fu...