Great Lines: Julius Caesar
The portentous warning of the Soothsayer to Julius Caesar is a line of potent cultural resonance.
Read MoreThe Kinder Habit: Kendra Adachi
In honour of International Women’s Day, a kinder take on a rigid concept, by Kendra Adachi.
Read MoreOn the Strength of Silence: Ryan Holiday
Stoic philosophy warns against the social tendency to express every thought we have to others.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Alyson Hallett
Befitting its ancient watery seat, Hallett’s poem is called ‘Source’.
Read More5 Thoughts On... Flow
Five thoughts on the concept of flow.
Read MoreHow to Embed Quotations
Embedding quotations into analysis is a key English skill.
Read MoreHow to Use Sensory Imagery in Creative Writing
Sensory imagery enlivens writing with descriptive detail and ambiguity, allowing the reader to imagine and infer.
Read More5 Thoughts On... Health
Five thoughts on the concept of health.
Read More5 Thoughts On... Clarity
Five thoughts on the concept of clarity.
Read MoreGreat Lines: WS Merwin
Merwin personifies the New Year as a calm presence that meets us where we are.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Carol of the Bells
The popular ‘Carol of the Bells’ features the word ‘Christmas’ at its best, in euphonic lines.
Read MoreHow to Make English Analysis Flow
Making analysis flow is a key target for English students who want to strengthen their work.
Read More5 Thoughts On... New York
Five thoughts on the city of New York.
Read More5 Thoughts On... Paris
Five thoughts on the city of Paris.
Read MoreLanguage Devices: The Rule of Three
The device is employed to have a reinforcing effect on the receiver.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Herman Melville
Melville’s simple expository style offers a pointed and poetic line: the observed human truth.
Read More'Use Your Words'
The phrase is an instructive call to action.
Read More'Grief is the price we pay for love'
The phrase suggests grief and love as the greatest loss and gain of life, bound up together.
Read MoreGreat Lines: Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman’s ‘O Me! O Life!’ is a celebration of human being and potential.
Read MoreSustine et Abstine: The Stoic Maxim
The phrase ‘bear and forbear’ calls for the Stoic to endure the trials of life with self-command.
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