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Dylan Thomas’s poem is concerned with the rush of emotions his speaker encounters upon the realisation of his father’s imminent death. Indeed, it is from this liminal space – between life and death – that...

Similes and metaphors are used by writers to describe and they compare how one thing is similar to another. For example, instead of saying ‘the boy had blue eyes’ a writer might compare the colou...

Lots of students find planning daunting, or think it's unnecessaryt. In fact, it's the most important part of the essay process. Once you've nailed the steps, you've unlocked the key to controlled, though...

AO1 Lear’s peripeteia is one of mental illness and neglect as those around him abandon him as fast as he exiles Cordelia and Kent. This brutality serves as the main arc of the play. AO2 King Lear utilises...