Previously, I wrote a post on how to analyse any unseen poem, which a lot of you found useful. One of you asked if I could also write a guide on how to compare poems, so that’s what this post is for.
Read More »Category: Poetry
How to analyse any unseen poem – 3 tips
So far, I’ve written plenty of analysis on poetry, novels and plays. I’ve also written a brief guide on ‘how to come up with analysis’, which you can check out here. But time and again, one of the most popular requests I get is a guide on ‘how to analyse unseen poetry’.
Read More »How to revise for English Literature | TOP TIPS | Mr Salles x Jen Chan |
This post contains 2 YouTube videos with top tips for English Literature revision. So check them out if you’re a lit student!
Read More »What’s the difference between blank verse & free verse?
One of my favourite words in English is ‘misnomer’, which means an inaccurate name for something.
Read More »What is an ode? Reading Keats’ ‘Ode on Melancholy’ to find out
Do you have a favourite poet?
Read More »Guilt in poetry: Reading Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ and William Wordsworth’s ‘Extract from The Prelude’
One of the most interesting things about literature is what I like to call the ‘certainty of ambiguity’.
Read More »Comparing love poetry (II): Reading Philip Larkin & Carol Ann Duffy
A friend of mine once said, “what good are emotions if all they do is make you weak?”
Read More »Comparing love poetry (I): Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ & Maura Dooley’s ‘Letters from Yorkshire’
(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)
Read More »Looking at war poetry (II): Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ and Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’
(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)
Read More »Reading poetry through art (I): W.H. Auden’s ‘Musee des beaux arts’ & William Carlos Williams’ ‘Landscape’
If literature is the peanut butter of culture, then art is the grape jelly that goes with it.