This poem's usage of 'em dashes' and exclamation points successfully guide the reader to read the poem with an aggressive tone. ... This is the struggle with literature because a reader wants to figure out the author's intent as opposed to figuring it out through creativity and originality. ...

• Word Count: 1480
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

With close reference to works by two writers, explore the links between private life and the public realm in Romantic literature. ... Clare may be seen to be concerned in 'To a Fallen Elm' with the hypocrisy of those who supported enclosure when 'ruin was her guide', (55) and sought shelter under the Elm but 'when in power would never shelter' (44) it in return. ...

• Word Count: 2221
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography