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Essentially, there are four main channels of comparison. Form, structure, language and historical/literary context. It is important to highlight the similarities between the unseen text and your wider rea...

It is evident in Sylvia Plath's poetry that colour is a dominant theme, which she weaves into her poems to help convey certain emotions and other themes. The colours she uses each symbolise something diff...

Being faced with a poem that you've never seen before can feel daunting; however, working through the poem methodically will enable you to effectively address the marking criteria, and respond to the ques...

Sonnets are often seen as intimidating poems to analyse, especially Shakespearean ones, but once you break them down they're actually quite simple. A sonnet is firstly significant due to its unique struct...

Firstly, approach the text with confidence. It is important that you believe in your own ideas and trust your response to the text. Once you've got that in mind, read through the entire text once, careful...