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The key skill you need to display is an in-depth knowledge of the text. This means you should be able to back up every point you make with at least one quote from the text, and you should use AO2, 3 &...

One of the main things that students miss out is the inclusion of the proper literature nomenclature. The inclusion of specific techniques like "assonance" or "iambic pentameter" when ...

Start by reading it aloud (or in your head if in an exam) to get an idea of the rhythm and rhyme. There is a lot to say about both: rhyming patterns say a lot about the poem (e.g. ABBA/ ABAB tends to have...

Mist is a recurrent motif in Heart of Darkness, and it is central to our understanding of Marlow's view on the thematic light/dark conflict of the novel. Mist or haziness immediately implies ambiguity, an...

Critical quotations should be used to strengthen the point or argument you are already making in your paragraph, but instead of simply restating what you are already saying it should add some nuance to y...