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Tag: GCSE English literature
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’
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The supernatural in Macbeth: 3 key ideas (with quotes, analysis & video)
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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)
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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 (II): Shelley’s ‘Love’s Philosophy’ & Byron’s ‘When We Two Parted’
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