Motifs Archives | Sound of Pen

StUdYiNg eNgLiSh LiTeRaTuRe WiTh HoLdiNg AbSeNcE

JCNovember 1, 2024

Lucas Woodland talked to Sound of Pen about the themes threaded throughout his own work. Note how relevant his ideas are to the texts we’ve been studying in t... Read More...

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bUTTeRfLiEs & thE wOrLD’s BeSt RoCk BaNDs

JCOctober 30, 2024

We know what butterflies are but why do so many writers fill their pages with them? Let's make sure we have something interesting to say about that butterfly i... Read More...

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MoTiFs: sUmmEr

JCOctober 20, 2024

Given that winter means a world without festivals, it's hard to not be constantly looking forward to summer! Let's listen to the artists we most want to see out in a sun-soaked field in 2025 - and hear what they have to say about that holiday season... Read More...

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EtHeL cAiN, NoAh GuNdErSeN & TeeNaGe PoEtRy

JCOctober 14, 2024

The best poetry is BEAUTIFUL. And while it's true that songs and poems do have lots in common, there aren't many lyrics that you would mistake for poems. Here,... Read More...

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wRiTiNg AbOuT rEaL LiFe WiTh FrEd AgAiN..

JCSeptember 24, 2024

Maybe you already dance (and, yes, dancing around the bedroom with your headphones on does count!). If you don’t, you should start. Mainly, because it will mak... Read More...

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HeLL WiTh ChRiSSy CoStAnZa & AgAiNsT tHe CuRRenT

JCSeptember 20, 2024

Like Shakespeare, Wilde, Stevenson and so many of our course authors, Chrissy Costanza frequently writes about Hell. But why? And when we come across that Hell motif, what can we say about it? Let's find out... It's impossible not to love Aga... Read More...

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StUdYiNg eNgLiSh LiTeRaTuRe WiTh YoNakA

JCJuly 18, 2024

Use YONAKA's ideas to develop your understanding of 'A Streetcar Named Desire', light imagery and gender inequality! Listen to Theresa talk on the Sound of ... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEWormholes 2

LiNKiN pArK, bMtH, eNtEr sHiKaRi & mOrE: aNaLySiNg dArKnEss

JCMay 17, 2022

Yes, we do know it's the school holidays, but as far as fun activities go, it's hard to think of anything more enjoyable than listening to Creeper, Against The... Read More...

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AgAiNsT ThE cUrrEnT & ThE MoNsTeR MoTiF

JCApril 11, 2022

Imagine you're living in the 12th Century, chatting to your friends in Latin and someone uses the word 'monstrum'. You know immediately that they're taking about a divine omen (probably one indicating misfortune) - an object of dread, a bad sign, th... Read More...

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