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How to use literary criticism in your own essays

December 12, 2021December 13, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

I recently asked my YouTube subscribers about the topics they’d like to see from the channel, and the one that came out top was ‘how to use literary criticism in your own essays’.

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How to analyse prose: reading ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Lord of the Flies’

July 19, 2021July 27, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

Previously, I wrote a post on how to analyse unseen poetry, which is a mandatory component in almost all English Literature exams (so make sure you check that out if you haven’t already).

How to compare poems – 5 steps

June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

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.

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The problem of good and evil in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’

June 14, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

Previously, I wrote a post analysing the theme of duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s much loved The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde. And one of the most obvious dualities in the novella is good versus evil.

How to analyse any unseen poem – 3 tips

May 8, 2021May 17, 2021 Miss Jen3 Comments

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’.