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In 'An Inspector Calls', JB Priestley uses many literary techniques to create a tense atmosphere that foreshadows the events that occur later in the play. Firstly, Priestley uses the technique of dramatic...

A passage of literature needs decoding. Always when considering a passage, Form and structure, language, context and themes should be in our minds. But I...

‘Mary itched. And this itch of Mary’s was the itch of curiosity.’

Explore the ways in which Oswald and Swift portray femininity in Dart and Waterland. In the course of your writing show how your id...

The first lexical device Burns explores is repetition. This is a key method in rhetoric because it establishes importance, and ensures the reader pays attention to the word repeated. The word "red&qu...

A volta is the "turning point" in a poem, a moment of dramatic shift in tone or theme of the poem. In a Shakespearean sonnet, it can be found anywhere in the second half of the poem, usually wit...