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When analysing an unseen poem, think about feelings. Ask yourself three questions: 1) How does the poet feel?2) Why does the poet feel this way? 3) How do you know they feel this way? For example...

A useful way to start thinking about the duality of order and disorder in A Midsummer Night's Dream is to compare and contrast Shakespeare's use of settings. The tale begins in Athens, where the ...

In order to integrate literary terms into an analysis you start by following the PEEL paragraph structure. PEEL stands for Point, Evidence, Effect and Link. Once this has been understood, the literary ter...

Opening Lines and Essay Structure for A-Level English Essay.
Hamlet is a play rooted in and riddled with deception. The characters within this play ceaselessly deceive and connive and as a r...

Literary Theory is a great way of generating new and interesting interpretations of a text, and will definitely impress your examiner and gain extra marks if used correctly! There are many 'Schools of The...