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Opening up an exam paper and being confronted with a poem which you have never seen before is understandably daunting, however the first thing which is essential to good analysis is to REMAIN CALM.

Revising for an English exam can be daunting with so many different poems and texts to choose from! However, it can be useful to revise key themes and ideas across texts, rather than focus on learning ...

For a comparative literature question, there are different ways of organising your response into paragraphs. The thematic approach is a good way to go: comparing the texts theme by theme. For example, if ...

A close reading involves an engaged and focused discussion of form, meter, language, style and themes. This includes recognising where the writer has used techniques such as metaphors, alliteration or ...

English exams can seem impossible to revise for, but that isn't the case. English exams can actually be the most fun to revise because it's less about remembering tonnes of specific facts and more abou...