Literary Terms.

 

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? What is personification? These videos take us through the definitions of literary terms that we often need for analysing text. Click below to access our literary terms page.

Roses in Literature.

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

This video investigates the symbolism of the rose in literature.

 

Poetry Analysis.

This video examines the poem ‘Bees’ by Carol Ann Duffy as an example of poetry analysis. Exploring technique, structure and form, learn the skills of poetry analysis.

 
 

Poetry Analysis.

This series explores love in poetry. Taking you through poetry analysis step by step, this episode demonstrates how to analyse and write analysis for poems in various styles.

  • Part 1 explores Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116,

  • Part 2 looks at free verse poetry,

  • Part 3 demonstrates how to compare and contrast poems.