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Prose is could be called "normal language" - it is what we use in every day speech. It consists of sentences and paragraphs, and is what most novels and contemporary are written in. Verse can al...

When analyzing poems, it's usually most frutiful to start with the basics and then move up from there. First of all, think: what message does the poet want to send? Is s/he being positive or negative? Is ...

The simple definition of context is the background information surrounding a subject. When studying a literary text, context can apply to either historical context: what was taking place around the time a...

First thing is, try not to worry, it's only natural to panic about being able to quote your texts in a closed book exam but you have to remember that the examiners are not expecting you to be able to reci...

The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are really an advertisement for an eye doctor; they feature on a billboard that overlooks the valley of ashes, a desolate area through which the characters in the novel ...