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Prose Fiction
- First-Person Narrative from the Perspective of the Protagonist: Popular Bildungsroman Books
- First-Person Narrative from the Perspective of the Protagonist: The Bildungsroman Genre
- First-Person Narrative from the Perspective of the Protagonist: Bildungsroman Definition
- Character as Symbol: Passion of the Christ
- Setting as Metaphor: 'Architrave' Definition
- Social Difference: The Queen Arriving at Cross Hands Hotel (page no longer exists)
- The Nostalgic Voice and Elegaic Style of the Saga: 'Nostalgia' Definition
- The Nostalgic Voice and Elegaic Style of the Saga: 'Elegy' Definition
- Science Fiction: Differences Between Science Fiction and Fantasy 1
- Science Fiction: Differences Between Science Fiction and Fantasy 2
- Fantasy: Lord of the Rings Trailer
Videos
Poetry
- Structure, Rhyme, Rhythm and Grammatical Devices
- Villanelle: 'One Art' by Elizabeth Bishop
- Sonnet Form: 'being to timelessness as it’s to time' by e e cummings
- Rhyme and Rhythm to Create Specific Effects: 'Night Mail' by W H Auden
- Pastiche/Parody of Established Forms: 'Hymn' by John Betjeman
- Paradox: 'V' by Tony Harrison (page no longer exists)
- Paradox: Miners' Strike Article
- Paradox: Memories of the Miners' Strike
- Paradox: Margaret Thatcher's 'Violence does not Pay' Speech (page no longer exists)
- Paradox: 'V' Article
- Paradox: September 11 Attacks Article
- Juxtaposition: 'The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner' by Randall Jarrell
- Antithesis: 'Valediction' by Seamus Heaney
- Antithesis: 'Antithesis' Definition
- Antithesis: Another Meaning of 'Apostrophe'
- The Repetition of Words or Phrases to Add Emphasis: 'Ione, Dead the Long Year' by Ezra Pound
- The Repetition of Words or Phrases to Add Emphasis: 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' by Robert Frost
- The Repetition of Words or Phrases to Add Emphasis: Woodchester Mansion
- Hyperbole: 'Sad Steps' by Philip Larkin
- Ambuguity: 'O What is that Sound' by W H Auden
- Love: 'Love Is...' by Adrian Henri
- Love: Reading of 'Love Is...' by Adrian Henri
- Grief and Loss: 'Loss' by Wendy Cope
- Spirituality: 'A Flyspeck' by Udiah (witness to Yah) (page no longer exists)
- Spirituality: Bathos
- Spirituality: The Innocence Mission's ‘No Storms Come’
- Spirituality: Thought for the Day
- Satire: 'To a Fat Lady Seen From the Train' by Frances Darwin Cornford
- Satire: The Onion article
- Polemic: 'Suicide in the Trenches' by Siegfried Sassoon
- Polemic: 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou
- Polemic: Songs that Changed the World
- First Person with the Voice of the Poem Observing Another, which has a Similar Effect to the Peripheral Narrator used in Prose Fiction: 'One Flesh' by Elizabeth Jennings
- Comic Style, Light-Hearted Voice: 'Bloody Men' by Wendy Cope
- Personification and Anthropomorphism: 'Dinnertime Chorus' by Sharon Hendricks
- Personification and Anthropomorphism: 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock' by T S Eliot (stanza three)
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: 'Punishment' by Seamus Heaney (page no longer exists)
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: Northern Ireland Troubles Timeline
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: Inspiration for 'Punishment' by Seamus Heaney
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: Seamus Heaney Interview
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: Seamus Heaney Talks About 'Punishment'
- Metaphor and Extended Metaphor: 'The British' by Benjamin Zephaniah
- Simile: 'A Cold Coming' by Tony Harrison
- Simile: 'Football' by Udiah (witness to Yah)
- Simile: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 1
- Simile: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 2
- Simile: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 3
- Simile: Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 4
- Symbolism: 'Mirror' by Sylvia Plath
- Alliteration: 'On The Train' by Gillian Clarke
- Alliteration: 'Base Details' by Siegfried Sassoon
- Alliteration: Information about Siegfried Sassoon
- Assonance: 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas
- Onomatopoeia: 'The Bells' by Edgar Allen Poe
- Grammar and Syntax: Enjambment, End-Stopping and the Deliberate Breaking of Grammatical Rules in Poetry: 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney
- Alliteration: 'Base Details' by Siegfried Sassoon
- Grammar and Syntax: Enjambment, End-Stopping and the Deliberate Breaking of Grammatical Rules in Poetry: 'A Style of Loving' by Vikram Seth
- Grammar and Syntax: Enjambment, End-Stopping and the Deliberate Breaking of Grammatical Rules in Poetry: 'Balances' by Nikki Giovanni
- Grammar and Syntax: Enjambment, End-Stopping and the Deliberate Breaking of Grammatical Rules in Poetry: 'Buffalo Bill by e e cummings
- Grammar and Syntax: Enjambment, End-Stopping and the Deliberate Breaking of Grammatical Rules in Poetry: Obituaries
- Allusion: the Garden of Gethsemane (page no longer exists)
- Allusion: 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy
- Use of Colour: 'Perhaps Some Day the Sun will Shine Again' by Vera Brittain
- Use of Colour: Article about 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'
- Use of Colour: Howard League for Penal Reform (page no longer exists)
- Use of Colour: Female Prisoners Interview
- Speech and Dialogue: 'The Queen’s English' by Tony Harrison (Page 10 of PDF) (page no longer exists)
- Speech and Dialogue: 'Have a Nice Day' by Spike Milligan
Choice of Language and Other Poetic Devices
Presentation of Ideas and Themes
Point of View / Voice
Imagery
Style and Tone
Videos
Script
- How to Convey Differences in Language: Problems and Challenges Encountered by People who Move to a New Country
- How to Convey Differences in Language: Citizens Advice Bureau
- Subtext and the Avoidance of Direct Communication: Death and the Maiden, Ariel Dorfman
Language Choices, Speech and Dialogue
Videos
Prose Non-fiction
Web Links
- Biography in Newspapers and Magazines: Bernadette Nolan Obituary 1
- Biography in Newspapers and Magazines: Bernadette Nolan Obituary 2
- Biography in Newspapers and Magazines: Iain Banks Obituary 1
- Biography in Newspapers and Magazines: Iain Banks Obituary 2
- Diary Form: Anne Frank Videos
- Testimony: Shark Attack
- Testimony: Shark Attack 2
- Testimony: Hypochondria
- Fact Box / Timeline: Mongolia Timeline
- PFact Box / Timeline: Cadbury Fact Box (page no longer exists)
- Analysis: 'Greece's Life-saving Austerity Medics'
- Analysis: The Paralympic Legacy
- Cardio Tennis
- Behind the Scenes: Homeless Experience (page no longer exists)
- Interview: Britney Spears (page no longer exists)
- Interview: John Banville
- Interview: Sergei Polunin
- Interview: Rick Parfitt
- Interview: How To Write a Profile or Interview-Based Article
- Profile: Victoria Pendleton
- Profile: Richard Madeley
- Real Life: Shall I Be a Mother?
- Real Life: My Invisible Son
- Editorial: 'In Praise of... Not Gushing'
- Editorial: 'Making Chimps of Us'
- Editorial: 'Still Not Above the Glass Ceiling'
- Editorial: MPs' Pay Rise
- Editorial: 'Dealing with Bullies'
- Editorial: The Defenceless Deserve Better
- Editorial: 'H&M's Bond Girl'
- Editorial: The Fall in GP Fundin (page no longer exists)
- Editorial: 'An UnconVincing U-Turn'
- Op-Ed: McGill Resources
- Op-Ed: The Op-Ed Project
- Op-Ed: Anti-Onesies Petition
- Op-Ed: From Nanny State to Naggy State
- Op-Ed: Heroism of the Murdered Good Samaritan
- Op-Ed: A New Age of Giving
- Op-Ed: Extremism (page no longer exists)
- Op-Ed: George Zimmerman
- Op-Ed: 'Brexit? Nein Danke' (page no longer exists)
- Op-Ed: Medical Research
- Film Reviews: Despicable Me 2
- Film Reviews: Now You See Me
- Film Reviews: Pacific Rim
- Theatre Reviews: Learning to Write Theatre Reviews
- Theatre Reviews: Billy
- Theatre Reviews: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Theatre Reviews: Sweet Birth of Youth (page no longer exists)
- Theatre Reviews: Comparing Movies And Live Theatre (page no longer exists)
- Theatre Reviews: Stage v Screen
- Book Reviews: Middle C
- Book Reviews: The Night Guest
- Book Reviews: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- Science Writing: Professor Steven Pinker Talking about Writing
- Science Writing: Introduction to Science Writing [link no longer working]
- Science Writing: 'Bad Science'
- Science Writing: Guardian Advice on Science Journalism
- Science Writing: Hydrothermal Vents
- Science Writing: Badger Cull
- Science Writing: Thought Experiment
- Science Writing: King Crabs
- Technology Writing: Wired Magazine [link no longer working]
- Technology Writing: Guide to Writing a Podcast
- Technology Writing: Examples of Podcasts
- Technology Writing: 'Smartphone Becomes In-Car Head-Up Display'
- Technology Writing: '4G or not 4G?'
- Technology Writing: 'Mars Explorer to Look for Organic Carbon'
- History Writing: 'Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of Gevaudan'
- History Writing: 'King Richard III'
- History Writing: Scott of the Antarctic
- Culture Writing: 'Ben Jonson Walking and Tweeting'
- Culture Writing: Tales from Babel
- Culture Writing: Tavares Strachan
- Political Blogs: 'In Defence of Paranoid Hysteria'
- Political Blogs: Surveillance State
- Political Blogs: Guido Fawkes' Blog
- Blogs Looking at Literary/Cultural Subjects: 'Barking Blondes: Dogs and Books (page no longer exists)
- Blogs Looking at Literary/Cultural Subjects: 'Patrick Leigh Fermor Happyslapped in the Amazon Rankings (page no longer exists)
- Sports Blogs: 'Proud and Confused – But That's Sport'
- Sports Blogs: 'The A–Z of Wimbledon in the 1980s'
- Travel Blogs: Japan
- Travel Blogs: Scotland
- Blogs Run by Charities or Lobbying Groups: Spinal Injuries
- Blogs Run by Charities or Lobbying Groups: Smile Train (page no longer exists)
- Lifestyle Blogs: Beauty Tips
- Lifestyle Blogs: Peruvian Cuisine
- Lifestyle Blogs: Rave Dance Class
- Lifestyle Blogs: Crafterminds (page no longer exists)
- Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Career with Blogging: Blogs in Plain English
- Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Career with Blogging: What Not to Do
- Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Career with Blogging: Open Journalism
- Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Career with Blogging: The Guardian’s 'Blogging Students'
- Celebrity Travel Interview: Val McDermid
- Travel Feature: Dirtiest Hotels in Britain
- Personal Journey Article: Small Cyclades
- Specialist Travel Magazine: Road Trip Patagonia
- Travel Writing for Political Purposes: Working Conditions in the Early Nineteenth Century (page no longer exists)
- The Grand Tour
Biography
Memoir
Feature Writing
Editorial and Op-Ed
Reviews
Specialist Writing for a Non-Specialist Readership
Blogging
Travel Writing