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 | Apr 18, 2014 | Analysis, AQA, Dylan Thomas, Essay, GCSE, Moon on the Tides, Poetry, The Hunchback in the Park
This poem is tricky! Basically, it’s about a hunchback homeless guy who lives in the park. This character is contrasted with a gang of naughty (truant) boys. Thomas shifts between reality and metaphor so it’s hard to get a grip on what’s real and...
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 20, 2013 | AQA Poetry Anthology, GCSE, Model Essays, Moon on the Tides, Nettles, Poetry, Vernon Scannell
How does Scannell portray relationships in his poem and his war experiences in ‘Nettles’? (30 Marks)The poem ‘Nettles’ was written by the acclaimed war-poet Vernon Scannell who has written this poem to portray the typical father-son relationship. Personally, it seems...
by melaniewp | Jun 19, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Pike, Poetry, Sonnet 116, Tension, Wind
Tension builds. Like a spring or elastic band being stretched tight, writers build energy in a story or poem. Something bad is going to happen…any…minute… now.This is also called ‘suspense’. Writers create a suspenseful atmosphere –...
