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Tag: a level English literature
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?”
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What is an unreliable narrator? Reading Ishiguro & Nabokov to find out
Most of us wouldn’t want unreliable people as friends.
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Looking at war poetry (II): Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ and Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’
(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)
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What’s the difference between symbol & motif?
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’
If literature is the peanut butter of culture, then art is the grape jelly that goes with it.
What is foreshadowing? Reading Oscar Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ to find out
One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message?
Ambition in Macbeth: 4 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)
(This post contains a detailed video on the topic)
What is imagery? Reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ & ‘To the Lighthouse’ to find out
One of the most confusing literary devices is also one of the most frequently seen in literature – imagery.
How to read Romantic poetry (I): William Wordsworth’s ‘Tintern Abbey’ & John Keats’ ‘To Autumn’
Romanticism is one of those terms that seem to mean everything and nothing at the same time.
