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how to compare poems

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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What’s the difference between blank verse & free verse?

April 1, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

One of my favourite words in English is ‘misnomer’, which means an inaccurate name for something.

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Guilt in poetry: Reading Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ and William Wordsworth’s ‘Extract from The Prelude’

January 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

One of the most interesting things about literature is what I like to call the ‘certainty of ambiguity’.

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Comparing love poetry (II): Reading Philip Larkin & Carol Ann Duffy

December 11, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

A friend of mine once said, “what good are emotions if all they do is make you weak?”

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Comparing love poetry (I): Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ & Maura Dooley’s ‘Letters from Yorkshire’

November 17, 2020January 31, 2021 Miss JenLeave a comment

(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)

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Looking at war poetry (II): Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ and Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’

October 28, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

(This post contains two detailed videos on the topic.)

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Reading poetry through art (I): W.H. Auden’s ‘Musee des beaux arts’ & William Carlos Williams’ ‘Landscape’

October 2, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

If literature is the peanut butter of culture, then art is the grape jelly that goes with it. 

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How to read the sonnet

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 Miss Jen1 Comment

Poems aren’t easy to read, but if there’s any poetic form that grants both pleasure and closure, it’s probably the sonnet. 

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What’s the difference between form & structure?

July 27, 2020December 1, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Two of the most commonly mixed-up words in the study of English Literature are ‘form’ and ‘structure’. 

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

July 15, 2020September 11, 2021 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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