Getting Literature
Poem of the week: Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”
To His Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, would be no crime. We would sit down, and think...
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Getting Literature
Rough Thoughts #1: Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” - John Steinbeck This post is...
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Don’t hate, imitate
“Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.” - Voltaire For literature students...
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V is for Vocabulary
“Clarity before sophistication.” - Mrs. Griffin, my year 7 English teacher Two things, before we begin. First - please do not allow your...
Getting Literature
BRIDGING INTERPRETATIONS - LOUISA ZHANG
“Don’t Tell Me the Moon Is Shining; Show Me the Glint of Light on Broken Glass”-Chekhov When envisioning interpretations which encompass...
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How to get started on your analysis: "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
"Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on" - Louis L’Armou For students about to embark on a...
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FREEWRITING
"The first draft of anything is shit" - Ernest Hemingway Contrary to popular belief, you need to know what you are writing about in order...
Getting Literature
THE EXAM: LITERARY PERSPECTIVES
“CUSTOMER (to her friend): What's this literary criticism section? Is it for books that complain about other books?” --- Jen Campbell,...
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THE EXAM: THREE PASSAGE ANALYSIS
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed" - Ernest Hemingway The Literature exam is comprised of...
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