Here’s a starter for 10 – what is the point of literature?
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Tag: GCSE English literature
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Mince pies & juicy persons in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Happy Christmas, all.
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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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Justice in The Merchant of Venice: 3 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)
(This post contains a detailed video on the topic.)
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What’s the difference between tone, mood & atmosphere?
Many readers think that tone, mood and atmosphere are one and the same.
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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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The supernatural in Macbeth: 3 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)
(This post contains a detailed video 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?
