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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...

This is an extremely subjective question; it really depends on the question as to how you structure the answer. However, the general rule is to structure the argument into two halves, with a pro-argument ...

There are 5 key criteria in the marking scheme for you to pay attention to but the first and most important step is to get into the literature. You need to demonstrate thorough reading and genuine interes...

1. What is the poem actually about? - what is the subject/content? - first impressions/surface-level ideas - then second thoughts/ is there a subtext? Is the poem what you initially thought it was abou...