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The supernatural in Macbeth: 3 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)

October 18, 2020December 1, 2020 Miss Jen4 Comments

(This post contains a detailed video on the topic.)

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What’s the difference between symbol & motif?

October 10, 2020December 1, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Symbol, motif and theme – otherwise known as the triumvirate of literary fiction.

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Reading poetry through art (I): W.H. Auden’s ‘Musee des beaux arts’ & William Carlos Williams’ ‘Landscape’

October 2, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

If literature is the peanut butter of culture, then art is the grape jelly that goes with it. 

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What is foreshadowing? Reading Oscar Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ to find out

September 26, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message? 

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Ambition in Macbeth: 4 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

(This post contains a detailed video on the topic) 

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What is imagery? Reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ & ‘To the Lighthouse’ to find out

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Miss Jen5 Comments

One of the most confusing literary devices is also one of the most frequently seen in literature – imagery.

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How to read Romantic poetry (II): Shelley’s ‘Love’s Philosophy’ & Byron’s ‘When We Two Parted’

September 7, 2020September 13, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

(This post contains videos of the two poems’ analysis – see bottom of post)

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How to read Romantic poetry (I): William Wordsworth’s ‘Tintern Abbey’ & John Keats’ ‘To Autumn’

September 2, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Romanticism is one of those terms that seem to mean everything and nothing at the same time.

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What’s the difference between hyperbole & caricature?

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Some readers have asked why this blog is called ‘Hyperbolit’, and what the term actually means. 

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What ‘Romeo and Juliet’ shows us about love

August 22, 2020August 28, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Most people, lit and non-lit lovers alike, would have heard of Romeo and Juliet. 

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