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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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how to read the sonnet

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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How to read the dramatic monologue: comparing Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poems

July 10, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Following our discussion of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, I figured that we should look at a less turbulent and more loving union of literary minds: Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 

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What is ‘freedom’? Reading Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath to find out

June 28, 2020September 24, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

Poets are a hypersensitive bunch.

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How to sock it to your oppressors: tips from two 20th century black poets

June 17, 2020July 13, 2020 Miss JenLeave a comment

For many people, colonialism is hard to talk about. 

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

June 13, 2020September 11, 2021 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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Most people can’t tell these 4 literary devices apart: your guide to paradox, oxymoron, antithesis & contrast

May 20, 2020September 18, 2020 Miss Jen2 Comments

Following my post on comparative devices (simile, metaphor, analogy and conceit), some readers have asked me to write a post on contrasting devices. 

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