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How are past and present intertwined in a streetcar named desire?

Williams uses the domestic setting and naturalistic character exploration as a microcosm for wider elements of social change and tensions in post war America. In this reading of ...

Answered by Jessica S. English Literature tutor
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How am I meant to analyse an unseen poem when I can't even work out what the poem is about?

Firstly, don't forget that it's normal not to know what a poem is saying straight away! The whole idea of a poem is for a poet to put forward an idea or thought implicitly, using metaphor...

Answered by Charlie G. English Literature tutor
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Answered by Laura D. English Literature tutor
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What are the major themes of Frankenstein?

There are a lot of themes in Frankenstein, and I think which ones are major and which aren't is something we'll be debating. In terms of identifying them, though, we can list them or draw them up...

Answered by Dan B. English Literature tutor
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How should a poem be analysed?

The formulaic method I recommend is SPECS and SLIMS

Subject:  What is the event or experience the poem decribes/records?

Purpose

Answered by Clara M. English Literature tutor
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