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What’s the difference between allegory & fable?

January 4, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

Here’s a starter for 10 – what is the point of literature? 

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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Mince pies & juicy persons in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’

December 20, 2020December 21, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Happy Christmas, all. 

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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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How to understand obscure references in literature: your ultimate guide to allusion

July 15, 2020July 21, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

If paradox is perplexing and conceit is confusing, then allusion is probably one of the most annoying literary devices out there. 

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How to write literary analysis well (It’s not as hard as you may think…)

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Have you ever sat in an English class or read literary criticism – and wondered how some people manage to come up with creative – at times far-fetched – interpretations of poems and novels? 

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How to write an awesome analysis on sound in poetry: your guide to alliteration, assonance, consonance

June 13, 2020October 15, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Of all the areas in literary analysis, writing about sound is probably one of the most challenging. 

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First person vs third person: when to use which?

May 6, 2020 Miss Jen2 Comments

A question I often get about writing is whether it is ever ‘okay to write in first person’. 

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