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Romeo and Juliet Prologue Language: The Sonnet
This video focuses on the structured elegance of the prologue in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," presented as a sonnet—a popular form during Shakespeare's era, typically associated with romantic expression. The analysis covers the...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Summer's End - 1. After the Summer Season
Discover how Dobson uses the symbol of summer’s end to explore the inevitable passage of time. The first wave of winter comes, washing away the sun-hats, surfboards and screaming children of summer. The waves ebb and flow, mirroring the...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Rhapsody On A Windy Night - Lines 49-78
As we approach the end of the poem, we see a man in crisis. Join us as we explore Stanzas 6, 7 and the poem’s final, disturbing line. As always, our analysis is stress-free, using vibrant visuals and easy explanations. To give you the...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Young Girl at a Window
Discover how Dobson uses the image of a girl at a window to explore the complex experience of coming of age. A young girl stands at a window, wondering whether she should open it. What is the poem really about? The young girl represents...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Amy Caroline
Discover Dobson’s poignant reflection on her grandmother, Amy Caroline. Dobson offers a lively and quirky description of Amy Caroline. She always had time for others and loved caring for the birds and flowers. But life hasn’t always been...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 55-69
In this lesson, we celebrate reaching the half-way point in our analysis of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. We will recap key points from previous lessons before we move on to look at lines 55-59. We enlist the help...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 70-86
Join us as we continue our close analysis of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. In this lesson we’ll look at lines 70-86 which reveal Prufrock’s existential angst. This part of the poem contains some of the most famous...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 111-131
In our final lesson on T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’, we analyse lines 111-131. Find out how Prufrock resolves his dilemma and prepares himself for the future. As always, we make this challenging poem stress-free...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Cock Crow
Discover Dobson’s deeply personal and emotive reflection on the complex experience of motherhood. Being a mum is tough. Sometimes, Dobson just wants to escape it all. One night, she decides to go on a long walk. She walks along the dark...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Over the Hill
Discover how Dobson uses the image of a workman on a hill to explore the experience of enduring life’s challenges.
It’s the end of a long day for a workman, trudging home at sunset. He pauses at the top of a hill to light his pipe,...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Preludes 2 and 3
We continue our journey through T.S. Eliot’s vivid streetscape in Preludes 2 and 3 of his quadriptych poem ‘Preludes’. Experience the morning bustle of bleary-eyed city-dwellers as light struggles to break through the darkness. We’ll...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Rhapsody On A Windy Night - Lines 23-48
Between the hours of 2:30 and 3:30am, our journey through the lonely city streets takes a darker turn. Unpleasant memories are triggered and the world seems like a broken, twisted place. Our analysis of Stanzas 3, 4 and 5 makes studying...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 15-36
In this lesson, we’ll analyse lines 15-36 of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. Enjoy this relatable and thought-provoking journey into the mind of J. Alfred Prufrock as he struggles with anxiety and indecision. Learn...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Prelude 4
Join us for the conclusion of our urban wanderings as we analyse Prelude 4 of T.S. Eliot’s ‘Preludes’. As the sun sets, there is an unexpected vision on the horizon. Is there hope for this corrupted metropolis? Language forms/features:...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 1-14
Are you ready to perfect your understanding of one of the most important poems of the 20th century? Join us for a rigorous and entertaining analysis of the epigraph and lines 1-14 of T.S. Eliot’s famous poem ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Prelude 1
Enjoy this detailed analysis of Prelude 1 of T.S. Eliot’s famous quadriptych poem ‘Preludes’. Grab your notes as we guide you through this opening Prelude, filled with the wintry sights and smells of a nameless city in the early 1900s....
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Canberra Morning
Discover Dobson’s quirky reflection on an everyday morning in Canberra.
Long morning shadows slant under cars, schoolkids chatter at the bus stop, and the bus driver listens to the radio. But why are the shadows compared to “low-bellied...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 37-54
Join us as we continue our detailed analysis of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. In this lesson, we will look at lines 37-54, examining T.S. Eliot’s use of poetic form and language to portray a man in crisis. Language...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - The Conversation
Discover how Dobson uses a childhood memory of meeting an old man to explore human connections.
An old man and a child gaze out over the landscape. A morning mist has spread out over the hills. The two individuals never talk – they...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Rhapsody On A Windy Night - Lines 1-22
Join us for a psychedelic stroll through the city streets of the early 1900s. As the clock strikes midnight, strange and sinister things begin to happen. Enjoy our step-by-step guide through Stanzas 1 and 2 of ‘Rhapsody on a Windy...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Summer's End - 2. Picnic
Discover how Dobson uses the imagery of a picnic to explore the ephemerality of youth.
An autumnal bush scene sets the stage for a picnic. Sit with the speaker as she stews over the past while her billy threatens to bubble over! Tongues...
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Introduction to T.S. Eliot
It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...
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Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Introduction to Rosemary Dobson
Meet Rosemary Dobson, a great Australian poet. Find out who she was, where she came from and why her poems are remarkable. We’ll look at her personal and contextual influences, which ranged from her Australian identity to Classical art....
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Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Lines 87-110
In this lesson, we’ll analyse lines 87-110 of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’. We are projected into future scenarios as Prufrock speculates over the possible consequences of asking a woman his ‘overwhelming question’....