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Lynn Gunn telling the crowd why some things rhyme and some things don't.

rHyMe & HaLf-RhYmE WiTh PvRiS

JCJuly 21, 2025

Whether a poet chooses to rhyme or not can tell you a lot about how they're feeling! Read anything by Shakespeare, Rossetti, Agard etc. if you want proof. Alte... Read More...

A-LevelGCSEStudy 4

My So-CaLLeD LiFe: A PoETrY cLaSS

JCJune 6, 2025

English Literature classes aren't, of course, just about identifying different poetic techniques! But there's no doubting it helps to know the difference betwe... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudy 4

RORY performing live, backdropped by the kind of light you'll find at the heart of your A-Level texts when you start digging.

eXpLoRiNg ThE SiGniFiCaNcE oF ThE PaSt WiTh RoRy

JCMay 14, 2025

The second class in our 2000trees series revolves around one of RORY's most powerful songs - the emotional blockbuster that is 'UNCOMPLICATED'! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB30KYs0WTw When considering the significance of a theme, the... Read More...

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Moncrieff out in nature - that sky and flower imagery is so key to so many of the texts studied in the GCSE and A-Level English Lit classroom.

aNaLySiNg PoEtRy WiTh MoNcRiEff

JCApril 27, 2025

I've spoken a zillion times about how lucky we are to have Banquet Records in Kingston. Not that you need me to tell you. Just look at the artists they've brou... Read More...

A-LevelClassesMusicStudy 4

ThE 2000TrEEs SeSSiOnS: hEvEnShE & LanGuAgE aNaLySiS

JCApril 25, 2025

Hi! I hope you enjoy the first in Sound of Pen's 2000trees Series. Today, we're going to listen to Hevenshe. Watch her set on the Saturday at Upcote Farm!! ... Read More...

A-LevelClassesStudy 4

LaYeReD aNaLySiS WiTh dAmNaTioN, FrAiL bOdy & PeRtUrBaToR

JCDecember 10, 2024

Damnation Festival always plays host to the most thrilling metal and alternative bands on the planet. Let's listen to two of the brilliant acts - Perturbator and Frail Body - billed for 2025 and practise layering our analysis while we're at it! ... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

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...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

RhYmE WiTh ChArLi XcX, WiLkiNsOn, CoLdPLaY, AyRa StARR & MorE

JCMay 17, 2024

Let's listen to some brilliant songs and then write a poem with real focus on rhyming for effect! ACTIVITY 1 We can start by hearing what the experts... Read More...

A-LevelClassesGCSEStudyWriting With Style 4

RhYmE WiTh PrOpEr, mAcHiNe GuN KeLLy, tAyLoR sWiFt & MoRe

JCNovember 11, 2023

To rhyme or not to rhyme, that is the question! ACTIVITY 1 Match each of the lyrics below with the relevant type of rhyme. Choose from: absent: no rhyme. assonant: rhyming vowel sounds. rhyming couplet: a rhyming pair of successi... Read More...

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