by melaniewp | Jan 13, 2016 | Cambridge, Essay, IGCSE, Lady Mary Wroth, Literature, Poetry
IntroductionIn this poem, love is presented negatively through the personification of him as a ‘child’. The technique of juxtaposition dominates to show the contradictions of love, and ultimately that it is wise not to ‘seek’ him as he is prone to ‘flying’. What makes...
by melaniewp | Jan 13, 2016 | Cambridge, Essay, IGCSE, Poetry, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2
In ‘The Clod and the Pebble), love is presented as both selfish and selfless, through the symbols of the soft, humble ‘clod’ (of earth/dirt) and the clean, but hard ‘pebble’.Firstly in this poem, the ‘clod of clay’ sings about the selflessness of love and the...
by melaniewp | Aug 5, 2013 | Analysis, Cambridge, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, IGCSE, Poetry, Woodspurge
Get a clear, A* detailed analysis of the poem, ‘Woodspurge’ from the Cambridge IGCSE anthology, ‘Songs of Ourselves’ by an Oxford graduate English tutor. Get the poem and a simple interpretation below the A* analysis.A* Essay Analysis (700...
by melaniewp | Jun 17, 2013 | AQA, Cambridge, GCSE, IGCSE, Something Interesting, William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) is an early Romantic poet from the literary heritage.Largely unrecognised in his lifetime, Blake pursued his eccentric work despite massive financial hardship and misfortunes. When he died, his wife had to borrow money to pay for his...
by melaniewp | May 19, 2013 | Cambridge, English Literature, IGCSE, Model Essays, Shakespeare, The Tempest
The Tempest at the start of the play is a symbol of the chaos to come. Explore the use of ‘chaos and misrule’ in the play.At the start of the play, The Tempest opens dramatically with the eponymous storm, in a ‘tempestuous noise of thunder and...
by melaniewp | May 19, 2013 | Cambridge, English Literature Exam, IGCSE, Shakespeare, The Tempest
In the exam on The Tempest, you will be given a choice of questions about a specific character, a theme or an extract. For the character question, you need to have good understanding of that character including: their relationships with the others – the...
