Practise Exam Question for GCSE AQA Power And Conflict

Here’s a practise exam poetry comparison essay question for the AQA Power and Conflict. It’s taken from the May 2019 paper. Remember, in this exam you should write a comparative essay that compares and contrasts both poems together in every paragraph – focus equally on both and write topic sentences that compare the poems at […]

How To Structure an Essay Paragraph

Below, you can find an overall explanation of how to structure an essay paragraph. Lots of my students struggle with essay writing – in any essay subject, the process for writing a great middle paragraph is exactly the same. Once you learn it, your grades will massively improve across the board! This advice is for […]

Macbeth – A* / L9 Full Mark Example Essay

This is an A* / L9 full mark example essay on Macbeth completed by a 15-year-old student in timed conditions (50 mins writing, 10 mins planning). It contained a few minor spelling and grammatical errors – but the quality of analysis overall was very high so this didn’t affect the grade. It is extremely good […]

Analysis of ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen

Here, you’ll find an analysis of the poem “Exposure” by Wilfred Owen, including a breakdown of the stanzas, an insight into the speaker + voice of the poem, and an exploration of the themes and deeper meanings. This is only a quick overview to help you get to grips with the poem; you can access […]

Exposure by Wilfred Owen

Below, you can find a complete poem and an analysis of “Exposure” by Wilfred Owen. If you’re interested in an analysis of this poem, check out our links at the bottom! Exposure Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent…Low drooping flares confuse […]

Darkness by Lord Byron

Darkness I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air; Morn came and went—and came, and brought no day, And men forgot their passions […]

5 Image-based Descriptive Writing Prompts

Need a better way to practise writing? Below, you’ll find 5 image-based descriptive writing prompts which are a great way to go! If you’re studying creative writing, you’ve probably heard of them and might have even used them by now! If you’re a non-fiction writer or just an everyday writer, especially if you’re just getting […]

London by William Blake – Poem Analysis

Here, you’ll find an analysis of the poem “London” by William Blake, including a breakdown of the stanzas, an insight into the speaker + voice of the poem, and an exploration of the themes and deeper meanings. This is only a quick overview to help you get to grips with the poem; you can access […]

London by William Blake

Here’s a full poem ‘London’ by William Blake. If you’re interested in an analysis of this poem, check out our links at the bottom! London I wander thro’ each charter’d street,Near where the charter’d Thames does flow.And mark in every face I meetMarks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man,In every […]

Analysis of ‘Darkness’ by Lord Byron

Here, you’ll find an analysis of the poem “Darkness” by Lord Byron, including a breakdown of the stanzas, an insight into the speaker + voice of the poem, and an exploration of the themes and deeper meanings. This is only a quick overview to help you get to grips with the poem; you can access […]